Deputy IGP: Temple clash not racial but land dispute


  • Nation
  • Monday, 26 Nov 2018

KOTA BHARU (Bernama): The scuffle at a Hindu temple in USJ25 on Monday (Nov 26) was not a racial clash, said the Deputy Inspector-General of Police.

Tan Sri Noor Rashid Ibrahim said a preliminary investigation found that it is believed to be due to the acquisition of land in the area that was said to have been done “in an unpleasant manner” between the landowner and the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple.

“Perhaps the side wanting to take over (the land) engaged a group of Malay men to facilitate the acquisition.

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