Selangor police have received 240 reports relating to the 13th general election between nomination day on April 20 and yesterday.

State police contingent headquarters (IPK) management department head SAC Hasanuddin Hassan said, of the total, the police had issued 106 investigation papers which resulted in nine arrests on various election-related offences.

Among them were the arrest of a 30-year-old man suspected of pulling down flags and posters of a candidate belonging to a political party in Bandar Baru Klang about 9.30pm yesterday.

"However, the man was released on police bail after his statement was recorded," Hasanuddin told a press conference at the Selangor IPK media centre in Shah Alam today.

Hasanuddin, who was appointed police spokesperson for cases relating to the general election at Selangor IPK, said a 54-year-old woman was detained for locking three ballot boxes with her own padlocks after early voting ended at the Kajang Utama Territorial Army Camp near Shah Alam.

- Bernama