KOTA BHARU: A television producer-director has been remanded for two days until tomorrow for an investigation into the alleged molesting of a woman in August.
The remand order was issued by magistrate Kamarul Hasyime Rosli at the Kota Bharu magistrates’ court here today.
The 22-year-old suspect, who is also a television drama producer and director arrived at the court at 10.30am.
Investigations are being carried out under Section 354 of the Penal Code for outraging a person’s modesty which provides for imprisonment of up to 10 years or fine or whipping or with any two of such punishments.
A police report was lodged against the man last Friday by a woman who claimed that she was molested by the suspect after shooting a drama in Kubang Kerian here on Aug 2.
The suspect was nabbed after he surrendered himself at the Kota Bharu police headquarters yesterday.