Johor Bahru Utara police chief Radin Ramlan Radin Taha said preliminary checks showed that neither suspect had a criminal record, and that both tested negative for drugs.

“Both suspects were arrested to assist in further investigations and will be brought to the Johor Bahru court today for a remand order,” he said in a statement.

He said the man and woman were arrested at about 2.15am today.

The case is being investigated under Section 317 of the Penal Code for exposing and abandoning a child under 12 years of age by a parent or guardian.

Yesterday, Radin said the baby girl was found wrapped in a towel with her umbilical cord still intact.

The baby was taken to Sultanah Aminah Hospital for treatment and is reported to be in stable condition.

This followed a video posted on the Threads app by user “shahirramohdtalha”, which went viral. In it, the user claimed that his brother-in-law had found the baby, wrapped only in a green towel.