According to the news of Malaysian media, a dispute arose between the Pakistani and the Bangladeshi citizen due to drinking the Iftar juice.

Chief Assistant Commissioner of Shah Alam District Police Mohammad Iqbal Ibrahim said that the police received information about the incident at 7:20 pm. He said it is believed the 51-year-old suspect became angry with the victim after she drank his orange juice during Iftar.

Investigation revealed that the victim Bangladeshi (49) worked as a general labourer. The victim and the suspect, a Pakistani citizen, lived together in a hostel built in factory containers.

He said in a statement today that the accused Pakistani citizen became angry with the Bangladeshi victim for drinking his juice during Iftar. He then retrieved a knife from the kitchen and stabbed the victim multiple times.

The suspect was arrested at the scene at 7:30 p.m. Police also seized a knife, believed to have been used by the suspect to stab the victim.

The investigation is ongoing under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries a penalty of death or imprisonment for 30 to 40 years, with at least 12 strokes of the cane if the death penalty is not imposed.