'Main puteri' ritual participants receive RM60,000 in compounds for SOP violations


KOTA BHARU (Bernama): Police issued RM60,000 in compounds to 18 people, including four women, who were taking part in a 'main puteri' ritual in Kampung Sungai, Bachok, near here, for flouting the standard operating procedures (SOP) on Wednesday (Nov 10).

Kelantan deputy police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said all of them, aged between 23 and 63, were issued the compounds after they failed to heed the police advice to disperse.

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