District police chief Ismail Jamaluddin said the suspect, 21, has been remanded until Sunday to assist in the investigation.

Utusan Malaysia said the girl’s mother lodged a police report after she informed her of the incident.

“A check revealed that the suspect has a police record related to drugs and other crimes,” Ismail said.

The case is being investigated under Section 14 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.

Kelantan has been severely affected by floods, with 10,950 victims from 4,111 families evacuated to 66 relief centres in nine districts as of this morning.