Pieces of what is believed to be pork were thrown into two surau in Serkam, Malacca, this morning, according to Sinar Harian.

Malacca police chief Raja Sharom Raja Abdullah confirmed the incident, which is being investigated under Section 295 of the Penal Code for injuring and defiling a place of worship with the intent to insult.

Raja Shahrom said he instructed his personnel to patrol other places of worship, including surau and mosques.

“We don't want any individuals to take advantage (of the situation),” he added.

Sinar Harian reported that the first incident occurred at the Surau Bukit Serkam about 5am. The pieces of meat were discovered by those who went to the surau to perform their prayers.

A resident, Adam Abdullah, 65, said he saw the pieces of meat, together with two rolled up manila cards, and immediately contacted the Malacca Islamic Affairs Department (Jaim).

“The police arrived at about 7am. Soon after this, the cleansing process was carried out. This is the first such incident in the past 10 years since this surau was established,” Adam said.

In the second incident, a cleaner discovered the pieces of meat in the surau located in Ladang Serkam about 8am.