Police deny arresting suspect in temple groping woman incident
District police chief Assistant Commission Norhizam Bahaman said police efforts to track down the suspect are still ongoing.
"Members of the public who may have information about the suspect are being urged to come forward.
"They can contact investigating officer Inspector B. Sathiyan at 013-2060771 or the Sepang police headquarters at 03-87774222," he said in a statement.
Norhizam urged the public to refrain from spreading false or misleading statements that could cause confusion or mislead others about the ongoing investigation.
On July 8, Norhizam had said a woman claimed she was groped by a priest at a temple in Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi.
He had said police received a report about 8.15pm on July 4.
The victim, an actress and television host, had taken to Instagram over her ordeal.
She had said in her post that she had gone to the temple on June 21 while her mother was in India.
She claimed that on that day, while she was praying, the priest approached her and told her he had some holy water and a protective string to tie for her as a blessing and asked her to see him after her prayers.
When she went to see him, she claimed he put his hands inside her blouse, and started touching her inappropriately.
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