KULAI, Sept — Police fired one shot at the tyre of a car after a 23-year-old couple allegedly rammed a police motorcycle and tried to hit officers during an incident in Jalan Kenari, Bandar Putra, Kulai, early yesterday.

Kulai District Police Chief ACP Tan Seng Lee said the incident occurred at about 1.20 am when members of the district police headquarters’ Motorcycle Patrol Unit (URB) stopped a black Perodua Myvi in the area after finding it suspicious, with a local man and woman inside the vehicle.

“During the inspection, the suspects became aggressive and tried to flee by ramming the URB motorcycle and a public vehicle, a Mazda CX-5, besides attempting to hit the police officers.

“Following this, the URB personnel fired one shot at the tyre of the suspects’ vehicle to defend themselves and stop the vehicle. However, the suspects managed to escape,” he said in a statement today.

He said a URB officer suffered minor injuries to his leg after becoming trapped when the police motorcycle was struck by the suspects’ vehicle.

Tan said within 24 hours of the incident, Kulai police arrested the male and female suspects separately in Bandar Putra, Kulai and Kluang between 11.30 am and 8.30 pm yesterday.

Police also seized the black Perodua Myvi believed to have been used in the incident, along with a remote control.

Tan said preliminary urine screening tests on both suspects were negative, while checks found that neither had a previous criminal record.

“The motive for the incident is still under investigation. The case is being investigated under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder, Section 332 for voluntarily causing hurt to a public servant and Section 186 for obstructing a public servant in the discharge of his duties,” he said.

Both suspects will be brought before the Johor Bahru Magistrates’ Court today for a remand application. — Bernama