ONE of the cardinal rules of thievery is that the act of theft should not be witnessed by anyone.
But it appears a group of criminals have forgotten such a vital lesson as seen in this video on X by netizen @kasturi2u.
In the video, viewers will note the two cars positioned near a grate in the middle of the road.
About five people were present, huddled near the grate. One could even be seen brandishing a metal cutter.
@kasturi2u further claimed that the individuals were stealing cables and questioned how they possessed the audacity to carry out such an operation in a densely populated area.
Kes curi kabel sekarang makin berani, siap buat terang-terang depan orang ramai. 😮💨 Kerugian pun bukan kecil. Rasanya hukuman kena lebih tegas, termasuk sebatan sebagai langkah pencegahan.
📍LRT Jelatek pic.twitter.com/wCjpX1XFIx
— Kasturi (@kasturi2u) September 15, 2026
According to the post, the incident took place near the Jelatek LRT station in Kuala Lumpur, an area where large numbers of commuters and pedestrians pass through.
When someone is apparently prepared to risk being caught while removing valuable infrastructure from underneath a road in a heavily populated urban area, perhaps the issue is no longer simply about stolen cables.
It is about how attractive the reward has become, and how little the risk appears to deter some people.
Angered, @NieFeng14 suggested the implementation of hudud law to solve the problem.
“Is the police sleeping or is there some other reason we do not know about?” wondered @peterjylim1.
Then there was @erufanali blaming it on the Madani government.
@ChaosGod240 further suggested that the root of the problem be examined.
“They get bold because Malaysians like to just make reports on social media but are too lazy to report at the police station,” added @aghafran.
Malaysia has plenty of economic indicators. But if the nation’s cables start disappearing one stretch of road at a time, perhaps the authorities should at least make sure the only thing being pulled out from under Malaysia’s roads is the cable, and not public confidence in them.—Sept 16, 2026
Main image: @kasturi2u (X)
