Kedah police probe school bullying case

ALOR SETAR - Kedah police have received four reports on bullying at a primary school here involving more than five pupils and a victim which went viral on social websites.

State police chief Datuk Zamri Yahya said the case took place in September last year but no police report was lodged on the incident until it was widely disseminated on social websites several days ago.

"The video shows five students bullying the victim, all are Year Six pupils," he said in a statement.

Investigations found the incident took place two weeks after the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examination but the victim did not suffer any injuries.

According to Zamri, there were no reports made on the incident earlier but on Saturday four police reports were lodged by several parties after watching the video clip on social websites.

He said following the reports, police had opened an investigation paper under Section 147 of the Penal Code for causing unarmed riot.

"Students who were bullied or knew of any bullying incident should report to the police and due action will be taken," he said. - Bernama