KULIM: 120 years Hindu temple in Mahang were desecrated just three days after Penang saw a fourth temple in the state vandalised.
The temples, which are believed to be more than 100 years old, are located about 4km apart.
The caretaker of the Sri Maha Muthumariamman temple in Mahang found that a 0.9m-high statue of a deity had been removed from its original spot and smashed.
The incident happened at about 9am on Tuesday.
It is believed that the culprits had entered the temple premises through an unlocked gate.
The second incident at the Suba Sri Sakthi Kanagavalli Temple in Tong Hurst Estate, Selama, was discovered by the temple caretaker at about noon on the same day.
The caretaker found that the wooden door leading to the main hall of the temple was open and two statues were broken.
It is learnt that the statues were of the main deities there.
Jewellery kept beneath the statues at both temples was also missing.
Kulim Deputy District Police Chief DSP Barudin Wariso said both cases would be investigated under Section 457 of the Penal Code for break-in and theft.
Two suspects have been detained to assist in the investigation of both cases.
In the past two months, four Hindu temples in Penang have been vandalised.
The Sri Dharma Muniswarar Temple and the Muthu Mariamman Temple in Seberang Prai were vandalised last month.
On the island, the Dewa Sri Mathuraiveeran Temple in Kampung Sungai Nibong Kecil, Bayan Baru, also suffered the same fate early this month.
The latest case of vandalism occurred on Sunday at the Sri Muneeswarar Temple in Jalan Tengku Kudin, where three statues of deities were smashed.
In Ipoh, statues at the Sri Muneswarar Amman Temple were smashed in April
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