Saudi police arrest Indian expat for insulting Kaaba

Saudi police in Riyadh have arrested and Indian expat who reportedly assaulted Islam’s holiest place the Kaaba on Facebook.

“The region’s investigative department were able to capture and arrest a suspect, in his forties and who works in agriculture, who insulted our holy site,” the media spokesman for Riyadh’s police said.

“He superimposed a picture of the Buddha on the Kaaba and posted on social media,” the spokesman added.

The police were able to identify and arrest the unnamed suspect at a farm in Al Majma'ah city.

*This article also appears on AlArabiya.net.