KOTA KINABALU, Aug. 31 -- The Sabah Mufti's Office has denied claims that the state mufti and his deputy were involved in the exhumation of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir's remains, calling the allegations baseless and damaging, according to Sinar Harian.

The clarification follows the circulation of a 46-second video on social media last Thursday in which a gravedigger alleged the mufti and deputy mufti were present and detected a fragrance from the body.

"The Sabah State Mufti and Deputy Mufti were not involved in the exhumation process as alleged. The statement in the video is slander that could harm the reputation and public trust in the Mufti's Office," the department said in a statement last night, as reported by Sinar Hari...