Police have arrested an associate of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik after several reports were lodged against him for allegedly insulting Hindu gods.
Muhammad Zamri Vinoth Kalimuthu, 35, was detained by Kangar police serious crimes unit (D9) last night.
Perlis police chief Noor Mushar Mohd confirmed the arrest but declined to give more details.
Zamri is being investigated under the Section 298A of the Penal Code as well as Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for disrupting harmony and transmitting offensive communications.
It is learnt he was previously investigated for three crimes, with two of them being serious offences.
He was detained under Section 323 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt, Section 376 of the Penal Code for rape and 408 of the Penal Code for criminal breach of trust.
It was reported yesterday that 13 police reports were lodged to urge the authorities to take action against Zamri.
Zamri was pictured together with Zakir – who is also wanted by Indian authorities – on many occasions including at several religious events in Perlis. – TMI