Selama: Two policemen were injured after a scuffle with a suspected drug addict in Kampung Sungai Jernih, Ijok near Selama.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin stated that the Selama district police headquarters (IPD) acted on information by deploying a team from the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division at noon to monitor the suspect's movement before making an arrest.

During the arrest, the suspect reportedly acted aggressively and attacked the police with a sharp weapon, believed to be a knife, before fleeing the scene. Two police officers, a 44-year-old Sergeant and a 27-year-old Constable, sustained injuries in the struggle with the suspect and have since received hospital treatment.

Efforts are ongoing to locate and arrest the suspect. Mohd Alwi added that the case is being investigated under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder. He urged anyone with information related to the incident to contact the Selama IPD operations room at 05-8395999 or any nearby police station.