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title: "“I Did It For The Attention” — Man Arrested For Toppling 4 Chinese Shrines"
url: https://weirdkaya.com/man-arrested-for-toppling-chinese-shrines/
date: 2022-08-01
modified: 2023-02-09
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description: "A man has been arrested for toppling four Chinese shrines at a residential area in Mahsan, Negeri Sembilan on Saturday (July 30). Sin Chew Daily reported that the 8.30pm incident..."
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  - "Chinese shrines"
  - "Mahsan"
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# “I Did It For The Attention” — Man Arrested For Toppling 4 Chinese Shrines

A man has been arrested for toppling four Chinese shrines at a residential area in Mahsan, Negeri Sembilan on Saturday (July 30).

[Sin Chew Daily](https://www.sinchew.com.my/20220731/%E6%88%91%E5%B0%B1%E6%98%AF%E8%A6%81%E5%BC%95%E4%BA%BA%E6%B3%A8%E6%84%8F-%E7%94%B7%E5%AD%90%E6%8E%A8%E5%80%924%E7%A5%9E%E5%BA%A7%E8%A2%AB%E6%8D%95/) reported that the 8.30pm incident took place when the 34-year-old suspect went around several houses and pushed the shrines over before walking off towards the direction of Bahau.

![toppled Chinese shrine](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/shrine.png)Photo via [Sin Chew Daily](https://www.sinchew.com.my/20220731/%E6%88%91%E5%B0%B1%E6%98%AF%E8%A6%81%E5%BC%95%E4%BA%BA%E6%B3%A8%E6%84%8F-%E7%94%B7%E5%AD%90%E6%8E%A8%E5%80%924%E7%A5%9E%E5%BA%A7%E8%A2%AB%E6%8D%95/)

MCA Kampung Baru Mahsan chairman Liu Jin Fa (*hanyu pinyin*) told the Chinese daily that residents later informed him of the incident and immediately rushed to the scene.

He then tailed the suspect from behind with a few residents and eventually cornered him at a junction at IOI Bahau along with the help of the police.

> **The man neither was insane nor was he a Mahsan resident. When we asked him what was he doing here, he kept talking in an incoherent manner and made it difficult for us to understand.**

"He also confessed to toppling the shrines for the purpose of gaining public attention," he said.

![Man in handcuffs](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/ezgif.com-gif-maker-30.jpg)Photo via Freepik

Jempol district police chief Supt Hoo Chang Hook confirmed the incident, adding that a 29-year-old resident had lodged a report over the damage, which amounted to RM600.

The suspect has also been arrested pending a request for a remand order.

The case is now being investigated under Section 295 of Penal Code for damaging or defiling a place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class of person.

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