IPOH: Police are investigating a viral video which showed three children sticking their upper bodies out of a window of a moving car in Jalan Tambun here, today.
State police chief Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said a police report has been lodged over the incident.
"Police were made aware of the video, which went viral on social media, after it was shared on the 'InfoRoadBlock' Facebook account.
"However, the actual date and when the incident occurred have yet to be ascertained," he said in a statement today.
The case is being investigated under Section 336 of the Penal Code for committing an act which could endanger personal safety and that of others; and Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 for mistreatment, neglect, abandonment, or exposing the child (to harm).
He urged those with information on the case to contact the senior investigation officer, Assistant Superintendent Yap Siew Cheng at 012-9093362.
In the one-minute and two-second video, the three children, clad in school uniforms, could be seen with their upper bodies out of the windows of a moving Mercedes Benz along a busy road.
The children appeared oblivious to the potential danger of their act. It remained unclear as to what their relation is to the vehicle's driver.