PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of vandalising a statue of a Hindu deity at a temple in Matang, Perak, this morning.
In a statement, Taiping police chief Razlam Hamid said a report on the incident was lodged around 9am today.
“Following that, a local man was arrested and two hammers used to vandalise the statue were seized,” he said.
The suspect, an odd-job worker, was arrested at his house in Kuala Sepetang.
He is being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code for committing mischief and Section 295 of the Penal Code for defiling a place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class of persons.