Man runs amok and destroys temple deities


IPOH: A man, who ran amok and damaged several deities in a Hindu temple in Jalan Hospital near here has been detained by police.

In the 5pm incident yesterday, the 29-year-old suspect allegedly opened the unlocked temple gate and parked his car in the temple before carrying out the destructive acts.

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