Thief prostrates before Buddha image then steals

[webfact]

Thief prostrates before Buddha image then steals
By Kornkamon Aksorndech
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A thief bowed in front of an under-construction four-metre-high Buddha image at Wat Boonsri Muneekorn in Bangkok’s Soi Ram-Inthra 46 before stealing three jewellery items from the image, temple abbot Phra Maha Chanon Kusalajitto said on Sunday.

 

The stolen items were worth Bt200,000, the monk said.

 

The thief, who was captured by the temple’s CCTV, wore gloves and came with tools to cut glass the image is contained in at around 11.30pm on Saturday, said Phra Chalad Chanthathammo. 

 

The thief appeared to be calm and spent about 30 minutes at the site before prostrating in front of the Buddha image and stealing the jewellery, the monk said.

 

Since 2009, this temple has been subjected to theft 13 times, resulting in some 100 Buddha images being stolen. There have been no arrests.

 

Two Buddha images were stolen from an arch pavilion at the temple on January 15, resulting in the installation of the CCTV cameras.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30312425

 

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[Thaiwrath]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Since 2009, this temple has been subjected to theft 13 times, resulting in some 100 Buddha images being stolen. There have been no arrests.

 

My first priority would be job advertising for 'Head of security' !

[ezzra]

16 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

My first priority would be job advertising for 'Head of security' !

 

You'll be asking for too much thinking of people who simply don't have

the abilities to deduce that it's about time that security should upgraded,

Mai Pen Rai, forgive and forget, and keep hanging hundred of thousand

worth of jewelries out there for the taking thinking that Thai people will

have enough respect to  nick them, well, what a surprise.....

[Sphere]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

wore gloves

 

And flip flops.....

[Bluespunk]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Since 2009, this temple has been subjected to theft 13 times, resulting in some 100 Buddha images being stolen. There have been no arrests.

That sounds inauspicious. 

 

Someone trying to tell us something?

 

{sarcasm alert}

Edited April 16, 2017 by Bluespunk

[Borzandy]

1 hour ago, Thaiwrath said:

My first priority would be job advertising for 'Head of security' !

You are clearly not Thai

[rkidlad]

Buddha won't mind. He's all for sharing the wealth. 

[doremifasol]

I mean.....he could be forgiven for stealing, after all he

prostrated himself before Buddha........ 

What's unforgivable is  him being bare chest and wearing flip flops!

 

[steven100]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Since 2009, this temple has been subjected to theft 13 times, resulting in some 100 Buddha images being stolen.

I'd be questioning the head monk     ..... 

[Deez]

He has been using whitening cream

[helloagain]

2 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

My first priority would be job advertising for 'Head of security' !

Thainess

[ThaiWai]

Must've needed to buy something really important and valuable.  Amulets is my guess.

[binjalin]

can't be Thai right?

[Gracas]

With the number of monks they have you would think that it would be easy enough to assign them a duty schedule to watch over their things.

[onemorechang]

Those naughty  Falang are up to no good again

in Thailand.

There needs to be a crack down on disrespectful Falangs,

in  disguise,  steeling stuff,

It gives good Thais a bad name.

[soalbundy]

24 minutes ago, binjalin said:

can't be Thai right?

correct, calm, cool, hard working, he deserves the booty, the statue doesn't need it. What's wrong with replicas ? They have been robbed 13 times already, can't help stupid, time to adorn the statue with another 20,000 Baht.

[little mary sunshine]

Thank you Buddha for the jewelry 

i am about to receive!!

[Sydebolle]

Obedient, it seems .......... 

[kiwikeith]

3 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

My first priority would be job advertising for 'Head of security' !

Is that a black arm band on his wrist for the mourning of the king?

[metisdead]

A tiresome troll post has been removed as well as a reply. 

[Get Real]

Yep! Approx. 100 things stolen already. Just lucky the CCTV worked this time. Must be a high quality system. Heard thoose are hard to find over here. Sseems like they are quite lucky anyway.

[Emster23]

It would not be all that difficult to set up a motion detector that turns on flood lights and sounds some sort of alarm in monks quarters.

Yeah, you got him on CCTV, which no one was watching..... Perp looks Asian to me. That narrows things down a bit

[tandor]

1 hour ago, doremifasol said:

I mean.....he could be forgiven for stealing, after all he

prostrated himself before Buddha........ 

What's unforgivable is  him being bare chest and wearing flip flops!

 

...wearing mums hat.

[ratcatcher]

2 hours ago, doremifasol said:

I mean.....he could be forgiven for stealing, after all he

prostrated himself before Buddha........ 

What's unforgivable is  him being bare chest and wearing flip flops!

 

But he has good taste in choice of headgear.

[akampa]

1 hour ago, soalbundy said:

correct, calm, cool, hard working, he deserves the booty, the statue doesn't need it. What's wrong with replicas ? They have been robbed 13 times already, can't help stupid, time to adorn the statue with another 20,000 Baht.

No no 200 grand

[NCC1701A]

I am amazed at the things Thais can do while wearing flip flops.

 

I can barely walk in them.

 

 

[bheard]

He has been using whitening cream

Very good!

[RocketDog]

1 hour ago, Emster23 said:

It would not be all that difficult to set up a motion detector that turns on flood lights and sounds some sort of alarm in monks quarters.

Yeah, you got him on CCTV, which no one was watching..... Perp looks Asian to me. That narrows things down a bit

Exactly   . "Looks asian". Those clever farang?

[elgordo38]

3 hours ago, doremifasol said:

I mean.....he could be forgiven for stealing, after all he

prostrated himself before Buddha........ 

What's unforgivable is  him being bare chest and wearing flip flops!

 

Yes your right if there is one thing I hate its a seedy looking burglar no class. 

[Moonmoon]

6 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

My first priority would be job advertising for 'Head of security' !

they cant even trust their own security guards..