KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 -- Police have dismissed online claims that the father of one of the teenage boys arrested over the fatal stabbing of a female college student in Ketereh, Kelantan, last Friday is a retired police officer with powerful connections.

Kota Bharu police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Azmir Damiri said the suspect's father is actually a retiree from another government agency.

"Claims circulating online alleging that he is a retired police officer or that the family has strong 'connections' are completely untrue," he said when contacted by Utusan Malaysia.

Mohd Azmir said police were carrying out a thorough investigation and urged the public not to spread unverified information.

"What is certain is that a comprehensiv...