Indian charged with slapping cleric during prayers in Malaysia

A 31-year-old Indian was on Wednesday charged with slapping a Muslim cleric and overstaying in the country by a Malaysian court here. Shabir Ahmad Khan faced relevant provisions of Malaysia’s Penal Code for causing hurt to Imam Mohd Zuhairee and disturbing a religious assembly, as well as for the Immigration Act 1959 for overstaying. Khan pleaded guilty to the three charges. Magistrate Siti Radziah Kamardin ordered Khan to undergo <g data-gr-id="8">psychiatric</g> evaluation and set the next mention date on November 30. On September 18, Khan, who hails from Kashmir, was arrested for assaulting the 37-year-old Imam at the National Mosque here.