Houses in Kupang, Kedah have been set on fire since December 2024, and PDRM has finally arrested the culprit.
The 23-year-old suspect was apprehended in Kupang, Kedah at 12:30 AM on Monday (January 20), and according to the Kedah Police Chief, Datuk Fisol Salleh, the feeling of resentment due to being frequently bullied at the workplace previously led the suspect, who is currently unemployed to commit nine cases of arson.
According to the newspaper excerpt shared by Kedah Police on its Facebook page, Datuk Fisol also explained the suspect’s modus operandi.
“He would pour gasoline onto the motorcycles and set them on fire, before it spread to the houses of the residents.”
The fire destroyed nine houses
The suspect was also an outcast in the residential area, with some of the victims recognising the suspect. Datuk Fisol added that the suspect previously worked at a rubber factory and quit about three months before the first fire which happened on December 24, 2024.
The fire destroyed nine houses, including two vehicles and 18 motorcycles, resulting in a loss of RM770,000.
Kupang’s Member of the Legislative Assembly (DUN), YB Dato’ Haji Najmi Haji Ahmad also shared his visit to the victim’s burnt houses via his Facebook post last year, highlighting the damages that the victims had to experience.
The suspect will be remanded until Saturday (January 25) and the case is being investigated under Section 435 of the Penal Code (Act 574).
