POLICE are conducting further investigations into three viral photos showing dogs sleeping on stone slabs with Quranic verses.

Seberang Perai Utara district police chief Mohd Asri Shafie said investigations found that the incident happened at a hardware store in the Teluk Air Tawar area. A man lodged a police report about the incident yesterday.

The complainant’s wife had uploaded the photos, first published on a Facebook page, on her TikTok account, following which a user commented that he had asked the owner of the hardware store about the stones and was told to “mind your own business”.

The complainant said he was compelled to lodge a report on the matter as he was upset by the store owner’s action.

Police have ordered the administrator of the Kementerian Netizen Malaysia Facebook page to take down the photos. The shop owner and the complainant’s wife have been told to assist in the investigation.

Asri urged the public to delete the photos and refrain from spreading them to ensure the sensitivity of Muslims is respected and avoid unwanted incidents. – Bernama, July 14, 2023.