Unlucky groom spends first night in lock-up in Malaysia
Groom and his friends distracted police officers who were at wedding reception looking for a suspect
By Sharanpal Singh Randhawa
A groom in Malaysia had to spend his first night in the lock-up after he helped one of his friends evade arrest during his wedding reception.
The 35-year-old groom had created a diversion to distract a police team who were there to arrest a wanted man at a hotel’s ballroom in Jalan Putra on Sunday.
Kota Setar district police chief Asst Comm Mohd Rozi Jidin said they nabbed the groom at his house early yesterday morning.
“A police team had gone to the ballroom at about 10pm on Sunday to arrest the man who was wanted for numerous crimes.
“A group of up to 40 men, believed to be the groom and his friends, then gathered and obstructed the police from carrying out the arrest.
“A scuffle took place and the groom threw a glass at my men, injuring one of the officers on his left hand.