Cops tracking down individual allegedly linked to fake claims over archer's death

Police have opened an investigation paper into the case of an individual suspected of spreading fake news that the death of national archer Haziq Kamaruddin was linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Kajang district police chief ACP Mohd Zaid Hassan said an investigation was being conducted after police received a report from a female student last Saturday who viewed a video shared via WhatsApp and Instagram applications on the matter.

He said the three-minute, 34-second video featured a woman who alleged that Haziq's death was due to clogged blood vessels after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine, and blamed the Health Ministry (MOH) for hiding...