KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Three vehicles and the fence of two houses in Taman Selaseh, Gombak were damaged after being splashed with red paint, believed to have been carried out by an unlicensed money lender or ‘Ah Long’, this morning.
A victim, who wanted to be known as Muhammad, 32, said he noticed the fence of the house, his wife’s car, and his neighbour’s car were splashed with paint at about 8am.
He said the perpetrator left a note at his neighbour’s house, urging the surrounding neighbours to force the debtor to pay his debt, and threatened to burn the house if he failed to do so.
Muhammad added that the paint-splashing incident started several years ago after the previous neighbour, who was believed to have made the loan, moved to another place.
“Previously, my house was affected by paint splashing incident, but not as bad as this time,” he told Bernama.
Meanwhile, Gombak district police chief ACP Noor Ariffin Mohamad Nasir confirmed receiving a report regarding the incident, and said the case is being investigated by the Commercial Crime Investigation Department.
— Bernama
