KUALA LUMPUR (May 29): A misunderstanding over instructions to move a vehicle is believed to be the cause of a person with disabilities being assaulted by a VIP's bodyguard in the lobby of a hotel here on Tuesday.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said police received a report at 1pm on Tuesday from the victim, an e-hailing driver, who claimed he was attacked by an individual who was part of a VIP entourage.

"However, the 46-year-old victim filed a second police report at 9.59pm, stating that the matter had been resolved amicably, and that he did not wish to pursue the case further," Rusdi said in a statement on Wednesday.

According to media reports, the e-hailing driver had alleged that he was assaulted by the bodyguard, while waiting for a passenger at the hotel in Brickfields here.

The driver claimed that he was punched in the head, and asked to move his vehicle.

He lodged a police report after receiving treatment at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital.