KOTA BARU: Police have detained a 23-year-old foreigner suspected to have raped an autistic girl, who had recently gone missing in Johor.
Kelantan acting police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the suspect was arrested in Tanah Merah soon after police received a report from the victim on Thursday.
"Based on the information we received from our counterparts in Kulai, Johor, a Kelantan police team went to Kampung Sat in Tanah Merah.
"In the 2.30pm operation, police found the 16-year-od girl who claimed that she was brought to Kelantan by a foreigner claiming to be a Quran teacher.
"The girl said she was brought to Tanah Merah by the suspect whom she had known via WhatsApp. She boarded a bus from Skudai to Tanah Merah on Aug 13.
"Between Aug 14 to 18, the girl claimed she had been raped by the suspect several times," he said in a statement.
Zaki said the girl was later sent to the Tanah Merah Hospital for a medical check-up.
He added that the suspect has been remanded for seven days to assist police investigation into the case.