KUALA LUMPUR: An e-hailing driver who lodged a police report alleging that he was punched by a bodyguard in a VVIP's entourage yesterday filed a second police report saying that the matter has been addressed.

City police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa in a statement confirmed receiving the first report from the driver at 1 pm yesterday.

"At about 9.59 pm, the complainant made a second police report stating that the matter had been resolved amicably and that he did not wish to pursue the case further.

"In light of this, the public is advised not to speculate regarding this matter."

The initial report was being investigated under Section 323 of the Penal Code for causing voluntary hurt.

Earlier, in a police report that has since gone viral, the victim claimed to have been punched by one of the bodyguards in the entourage after he was asked to move his car while waiting at the lobby of a five-star hotel at KL Sentral here.

In his report, the 46-year old - who is a deaf-mute, claimed he was waiting at the lobby area of the hotel to pick up passengers about 11.40am yesterday.

He claimed that while he was there, a man started knocking on his car window and asked him to move as the entourage was leaving the hotel lobby.

The victim claimed the man then punched him in the face.

He was given initial treatment at Kuala Lumpur Hospital and was diagnosed with a soft tissue injury by a doctor from the Emergency and Trauma Department, there.

It is learnt police have since seized his mobile phone and vehicle dashboard camera to assist in the investigation.

https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/2024/05/1056904/updated-driver-allegedly-punched-vvips-bodyguard-lodges-second