For Muhamad, who is a social media influencer, his inability to grab some much-needed shut-eye was out of excitement as the nation’s top cop wanted to honour him for his services to the community.

Muhamad, whose TikTok account @mpv_shah has over 328,000 followers, was among four policemen honoured by the IGP for their bravery and dedication to the job.

He had been using TikTok since June last year to share his experiences helping the public while on duty as part of a patrol unit under the Petaling Jaya police’s crime prevention and community safety division.

The three others – lance corporals Khairul Annuar, Hazieril Hanif, and Shahrul Afiq Ahmad Dugel – were honoured for their role in rescuing two children from a fire at a Wangsa Maju apartment in Kuala Lumpur on March 18.

During the meeting with the IGP, Muhamad told Razarudin he was initially fearful about making TikTok videos on the job, but figured it was worth shining a spotlight on the good deeds of the men in blue.

Razarudin said it was not wrong for policemen to be active on social media to display the real tasks of the force on the field while setting an example for others.

“We’re not showing anything bad… (being active on social media) is so that people know the good things that we do that can be emulated by others,” he said in a video published by the force on Facebook.

Muhamad said he did not expect his postings of him helping the Petaling Jaya community to catch the attention of the top cop.

“Most good employees are a product of having good bosses. When the ‘No 1′ is good, automatically, their subordinates will also be good,” he said.