Police will not jump the gun on an Interpol red corner notice (RCN) that Indian authorities are mulling to issue against controversial preacher Zakir Naik, said top cop Khalid Abu Bakar.

"We don't jump the gun, we wait until it happens," the inspector-general of police said when asked whether the police would enforce the RCN if issued.

An RCN is an arrest warrant issued by Interpol on behalf of another country, to seek the detention and deportation of a wanted person.

Zakir (photo) is wanted in India over a probe into allegations that he spread communal hatred and incited others through his speeches to commit terrorism.

The preacher, who is a Malaysian permanent resident, had said that he would be tortured if he were to return to India.

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that Malaysia would cooperate with India over a probe on Zakir through Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA).

Meanwhile, Khalid said all permanent residents in Malaysia, as well as visitors, have to abide by local laws.

"That's basic," he added.

On a separate matter, Khalid downplayed the reported bomb threat outside national news agency Bernama's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

"In this case, it wasn't a bomb threat. Someone saw a bottle wrapped in cloth and thought it was a bomb.

"It was not like someone made a threat (saying) 'I put a bomb there, I'm going to blow it up', no," he said.

However he commended the move to refer the case to the police, saying the public must be ever vigilant.

Yesterday, the police bomb squad was dispatched to Wisma Bernama, when a suspicious object wrapped in a cloth was found under a tree near the news agency's parking lot.

Police however discovered that the mysterious object was just a bottle of cooking oil.