Kangar: Police have arrested the owner of a hardware business in connection with the discovery of Jawi inscriptions bearing the word 'Allah' on a small shrine at his premises in Seriab, here today.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Kangar police chief ACP Yusharifuddin Mohd Yusop stated that the 61-year-old man was apprehended at 3 pm by officers from the district police headquarters' Criminal Investigation Division. "The case is being investigated under Section 298 of the Penal Code and Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act," he mentioned in a brief statement tonight.

Meanwhile, Perlis police chief Datuk Muhammad Abdul Halim informed that a report was received at 2.30 pm after a man viewed a video about the incident on the Facebook page "SAYA ANAK PERLIS." He further noted that the Perlis Islamic Religious Affairs Department is also assisting in the investigation.