SUNGAI PETANI, July 20 -- A Form One female student was allegedly tied up and gagged by two schoolmates in a secondary school toilet here, in what police suspect was an act of bullying driven by jealousy.

The 13-year-old was found with her hands and feet bound using a necktie and her mouth gagged with a handkerchief last Monday.

"Both suspects, who are also 13, admitted to committing the act out of jealousy," BuletinTV3 wrote quoting Kuala Muda police chief Asst Comm Hanyan Ramlan yesterday.

"Investigations are ongoing, and the suspects are currently being remanded under Sections 323 and 324 of the Penal Code."

Both Sections cover "voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means" and its punishment.

The incident reportedly cam...