Punched and forced to eat chilli padi - this is the purported ordeal endured by Malacca Parti Pribumi Malaysia Bersatu (Bersatu) Youth chief Ramlan Meon.

At a press conference today, Malacca Bersatu pointed the finger at Umno supporters as well as the state's city council (MBMB) officers and demanded an apology.

In a police report lodged over the incident, Ramlan claimed that his friend, who is an Umno member, had invited him to meet on Monday over a dispute with MBMB officers who had removed Bersatu flags from a bridge a day earlier.