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A one-minute-and-28-second long video of the incident has been widely circulated on social media.
It shows closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of the man riding his motorcycle to the scene, pouring fuel all over a car, before using a lighter to set it ablaze.
According to Harian Metro, the incident took place around 5.20am at an apartment in Taman Bukit Serdang.
“The victim, who was shocked, then came down from her house and found that her car was on fire and was getting extinguished by firefighters,” said the district police chief.
He added that the car that was parked beside hers was damaged as well.
Anbalagan said the police seized a motorcycle, a pair of shoes, clothes, and a lighter believed to be used during the incident.
He added that the 29-year-old suspect has no past criminal records and tested negative in a urine drug test.
The case is being investigated under Section 435 of the Penal Code for committing mischief by fire and the suspect is in remand for five days until Friday, 10 December.