Police have detained an unemployed man to assist in the investigation into the torching of religious books and the theft of a fan at the Al-Hidayah surau in Jalan Pertanian, Taman Universiti, in Skudai on Tuesday.
Johor Bahru Utara district police deputy chief Beh Eng Lai said the 34-year-old suspect was picked up by the "Ops Cegah Jenayah" squad of the Taman Universiti police station around 2pm.
"The suspect was apprehended following a public tip-off and he tested positive for methamphetamine and had past records of three drug and three criminal offences.
“The suspect had also been treated at the Permai Hospital," he said in a statement today.
Beh said an initial investigation revealed that the man had gone to clean the surau.
He said an order was obtained from the court to remand the suspect until Sunday to enable the police to carry out further investigation.
On Tuesday, religious books in the surau were burnt allegedly by the suspect after he failed to pry open a donation box.
The incident was noticed by a resident who passed by the surau at 2.10am on that day and found that the entrance gate and grille of the premises were ajar.
Following further inspection of the premises, a mobile fan was found missing and copies of the Quran and Surah Yassin were found scattered in the surau while several shelves and the clock were moved from their original position.
- Bernama
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