KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 25 -- The MRT Putrajaya line's ongoing disruption since this morning is suspected to be due to cable theft near the Kuchai MRT station which is on this line, rail operator Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd has announced.

In a press statement posted on Rapid KL's Facebook page at 1.36pm, Rapid Rail said it is still investigating the cause for the signalling system disruption at the MRT Putrajaya line, but said it is suspected to be due to theft of communication cables.

"Results of onsite preliminary investigation found that the theft activities happened near Kuchai Station, where piles of cables that have been cut were also found near the station's area," it said in the statement.

Rapid Rail said it is now working with rail asset ow...