KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 16 -- Authorities are investigating a TikTok account for allegedly spreading false information about the death of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir, who fell from a school hostel in Papar last month.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department Director Datuk M. Kumar said the probe is being conducted under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948, Section 505(b) of the Penal Code, and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

"The public is urged to stop such irresponsible actions, which can cause confusion and may affect the effectiveness of the police investigation," he said in a statement today.

Zara was found unconscious after reportedly falling from the third floor of a religious school hostel on ...