KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 28 -- Police have arrested a 45-year-old Bangladeshi man in connection with a viral video showing an act of cruelty against a dog in Senai, Johor.

The suspect was detained to assist in the investigation and will be brought before the Kulai Magistrate's Court today for a remand application, said Kulai district police chief ACP Tan Seng Lee.

"The police detected a viral video showing an act of cruelty against a dog, which was uploaded by the owner of the Instagram account UPDATEINFO11," Tan said in a statement.

Authorities launched an investigation after receiving a police report from a 33-year-old local man.

Preliminary findings indicate that the incident occurred on Feb 24 in a shop lot area in Senai.

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