KANGAR: Police have arrested the owner of a hardware business in connection with the discovery of Jawi inscriptions bearing the word "Allah" on a small shrine at his premises in Seriab here on Sunday (May 3).
Kangar OCPD Asst Comm Yusharifuddin Mohd Yusop said the 61-year-old man was arrested at 3pm by CID officers from the district police.
"The case is being investigated under Section 298 of the Penal Code and Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act," he said in a brief statement on Sunday.
Earlier, Perlis police chief Datuk Muhammad Abdul Halim said police received a report at 2.30pm after a man watched a video about the incident on the Facebook page "SAYA ANAK PERLIS."
He added that the Perlis Islamic Religious Affairs Department is also assisting in the investigation. - Bernama
