Man nabbed over Quran burning in Seremban
The 25-year-old was arrested at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur with 16 copies of the Quran, say Negeri Sembilan police.
In Seremban, Malaysia, a 25-year-old man has been arrested for burning several copies of the Quran near a football field. Negeri Sembilan police chief Alzafny Ahmad disclosed that the suspect was apprehended at a hotel in Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday evening. The arrest stemmed from reports of Quran burning near a football field in Taman Bandar Senawang. Police received a report around 10.22am on Saturday and another one about the theft of Quran copies from a Forest Heights mosque by 5.45pm on the same day.
Upon receiving information, police raided the hotel and discovered 16 Quran copies, 2 suitcases, and a backpack. The suspect's family home in Senawang was searched, revealing an additional 36 Quran book covers believed to be connected to the Taman Bandar Senawang incident. Alzafny stated that the stolen Quran copies might have originated from mosques and suraus around Chow Kit, possibly including a university in the north, as indicated by the ownership stamp.
The arrested individual has a prior criminal record of four offenses and fulfilled a police supervision order two months ago. He will be brought before the Seremban Magistrates' Court for a remand order to facilitate investigations under Sections 380 and 295 of the Penal Code, pertaining to theft and defiling a sacred object with the intent to insult a religion.
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