The vocalist of popular band Genji Buskers yesterday said he assaulted a man until he passed out, allegedly for molesting the vocalist's wife.

Mustam Mustapa, who got married just five days ago, said his wife was 'hugged and molested' by a migrant worker in front of the Sogo shopping centre in Kuala Lumpur at about 9pm last night.

He said he was so riled up that he punched and kicked the suspect until he sustained injuries to his face and fainted.

Speaking to reporters after lodging a police report on the matter at the Dang Wangi police station last night, Mustam said this is why Malaysians were concerned over the influx of migrant workers.

"My wife was molested, but what do you (ministers) do? My wife wears the tudung and was covered up and still she was grabbed and molested," he said, adding his wife had lodged a police report too.

He added the government should not just think of ringgit and sen when it came to the issue of foreign workers.

"Think of the rakyat. We want to live," he said.

He said policymakers need not worry about such things because they could employ bodyguards.

"But the rakyat can't even walk around safely any more. We can't even make a living safely," said Mustam, who regularly busks at bustling Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

Papagomo case

Mustam's case is similar to that of blogger Papagomo, who was shown on video to be a ssaulting a migrant worker whom he claimed had sexually harassed his sisters.

Police said they are investigating Papagomo for assault after the video went viral on the Internet.

Reports of crime, allegedly committed by blue collar foreign workers, have been circulating following the announcement that Putrajaya and Dhaka have signed an agreement to allow more Bangladeshi general workers into Malaysia.

There are now an additional 1.5 million workers registered in the Bangladeshi workers database who can now apply for jobs in Malaysia.

Responding to complaints over the influx of foreign workers, Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi instead challenged Malaysian youths to take up the jobs done by these workers.

Yesterday, Selangor legislative assembly speaker Hannah Yeoh urged Malaysians to avoid xenophobia when raising concern over the government's policy on foreign workers.

Malaysiakini has contacted the police for confirmation and their response.