KOTA BHARU - A mentally ill man is believed to have died after being beaten by a group of tahfiz students at a mosque in Malacca Island, here on Sunday.
The cops detained 15 tahfix students and out of that three are believed to have been released so far.
A representative from the tahfix school claimed the victim burned a robe owned by a student while disturbing them.
"I was not present during the incident, I was just informed about the incident.
"The man also hit a cook in her 60s who was at the scene," the representative told Sinar today.
The security guards attempted to catch the man who was in a frenzy state of mind. The students then assisted to nab the man and informed the warden.
The victim was handed over to the police.
"The man was unconscious when he was handed over to the police," the representative said.
The cops detained 15 tahfix students and out of that three are believed to have been released so far.
A representative from the tahfix school claimed the victim burned a robe owned by a student while disturbing them.
"I was not present during the incident, I was just informed about the incident.
"The man also hit a cook in her 60s who was at the scene," the representative told Sinar today.
The security guards attempted to catch the man who was in a frenzy state of mind. The students then assisted to nab the man and informed the warden.
The victim was handed over to the police.
"The man was unconscious when he was handed over to the police," the representative said.