Kota Bharu police seek man seen kicking young girl in restaurant CCTV video

A screengrab from CCTV footage of an incident in which a man is seen kicking a young girl at a Thai restaurant in Telipot, Kota Bharu. — Screengrab via Facebook/Kaki Bisnes Viral

First Published: Sunday, 13 Sep 2026 5:07 PM MYT

KOTA BHARU, Sept 13 — Police have opened an investigation paper in connection with a viral video showing a man kicking a young girl at a well-known Thai restaurant in Telipot here.

Kota Bharu police chief ACP Mohd Azmir Damiri said police received a report from a member of the public at about 10.24pm today regarding the video, which went viral on the Threads social media platform.

“The video shows the rough behaviour of a man kicking a young girl believed to be his daughter at a well-known Thai restaurant in Telipot. It was uploaded by the restaurant owner via their Facebook account,” he said in a statement today.

Mohd Azmir said the case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001.

He said police are still working to track down the man involved, as well as the young girl featured in the recording.

He also urged members of the public with information on the incident to channel it to Inspector Nur Faraheen Azman Lim at 011-11136722. — Bernama