Police have detained six teenagers to assist in investigations into a bullying case that allegedly took place at the Sultan Azlan Shah Mara Junior Science College (MRSM), in Kuala Kangsar, Perak.

Perak police chief Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said the students, all aged 13, were detained when they turned up to give their statements at the Kuala Kangsar district police headquarters yesterday.

“So far, six students have been detained over the incident,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.

Several video clips lasting between 13 to 30 seconds were uploaded onto social media yesterday showing several youths believed to be boarding school students punching and kicking another student.

Preliminary investigations found that the incident occurred between 1am to 2am on Dec 9 involving seven teenage suspects and a victim, all aged 13.

Following that, the police said they would be calling all students involved and the owner of the social media account who uploaded the videos to give their statements to facilitate investigations under Section 147 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

- Bernama