State police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the two male suspects who were borrowers were believed to have been forced by loan sharks to harass other borrowers in order to"settle" their debts.
He said police received similar reports in Bukit Minyak in Central Seberang Prai and Ayer Hitam in George Town, and the incident happened on the same day between 4am and 7.30am. Comm Mohd Shuhaily said the arrest of the duo led police to arrest another 28-year-old man at a house in Taman Pakatan Jaya, Ulu Kinta at 6.10am on the same day.
"Other than that, the first suspect was given RM700 through an e-wallet platform before it was to be distributed to the third suspect," he said that the male suspects admitted to receiving orders from loan sharks in a neighbouring country, and for the act of vandalism and burning their victims' cars.