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Stuck in Malaysia, Tamil Nadu man kicked and humiliated for sleeping outside bank; video emerges

The video shows a woman security guard turning on a hose and spraying the Indian man as he sits on the pavement.

3 min readNew DelhiNov 30, 2025 01:26 PM IST

With no income, no documents, and nowhere to stay, Mohamed ended up living on the streets of Kuala Lumpur (Image source: @amr_zhn01/X)

A man from Tamil Nadu was kicked, hosed down, and publicly humiliated for sleeping outside a Malaysian bank. In a viral video, the man, identified as Safiudeen Pakkeer Mohamed, was seen being sprayed with water and kicked for resting outside a bank.

Speaking to the news outlet Free Malaysia Today, Mohamed said he desperately wanted to return to India, but could not, as his former employer was withholding both his passport and unpaid wages.

The 39-year-old left Tamil Nadu in 2024 for work, hoping to support his wife and two young sons. In March of the same year, he worked as a cook at a restaurant in Sri Gombak, Kuala Lumpur. Before starting, he paid his employer RM 3,500 for a work permit and RM 1,200 for healthcare.

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Mohamed told the news outlet that his employer had repeatedly failed to pay him, sometimes withholding his salary for months, leaving him unable to send money home. His passport was also withheld, preventing him from quitting or returning to India. When he attempted to resign, he said he was not allowed to, prompting him to stop working about six months ago.

With no income, no documents, and nowhere to stay, Mohamed ended up living on the streets of Kuala Lumpur. For several days, he slept outside an AmBank branch in Taman Maluri, until the viral incident occurred. The video shows a security guard turning on a hose and spraying Mohamed as he sits on the pavement. Moments later, another man joins in, kicking him and ordering him to move.

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Mohamed said he never imagined the world would see him in such a vulnerable moment. “If they had only told me to leave, I would have gone quietly. I was very weak, hungry, stressed, and depressed,” he told FMT.

Following the outrage over the video, social worker Tony Lian, who operates shelters for homeless people, stepped in to provide Mohamed with a safe place to stay. According to a report in the New Straits Times, Lian intends to pressure the employer to return Mohamed’s passport and hopes to raise funds to help clear the debts that forced him into his current situation.