Malaysian monk arrested for theft at Chiang Mai temple
Chiang Saen police officers in northern Thailand, including immigration, apprehended a Malaysian monk suspected of theft at Chiang Mai’s Jed Yod Temple.
The suspect, identified as 50 year old Paramasivan, was found near Wat Phra Chao Lan Thong in Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai.
The investigation kicked off after Chang Phueak police in Chiang Mai were alerted to missing valuables from the temple.
It was discovered that a foreign monk, who had been residing at the temple, vanished following the theft. Consequently, an arrest warrant was issued by a Chiang Mai court.
Thai immigration officers, during a routine patrol, noticed a monk who fit the description of the suspect. Upon being approached and questioned, he confessed to being the individual wanted in connection with the theft. Following his confession, he was disrobed and transferred to Thai police custody to face charges of theft in a dwelling.
The suspect was found near Wat Phra Chao Lan Thong in Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai, reported Pattaya News.
In related news, police apprehended a monk and his accomplice for fraudulently collecting donations under the guise of a religious charity in Rayong. The offenders placed donation bins at various shops, falsely claiming to represent a defunct temple.
Police officers responded to reports of fraudulent activity involving donation bins placed in multiple shops along the roads in Rai-Tamnanpa, Rayong on October 23. The investigation revealed that the suspects were misusing the name of an abandoned temple to solicit funds.
In other news, a blade-wielding monk attacked a man with a machete, leaving him seriously injured. The incident occurred at Wat Si Bun Rueang in Nakhon Phanom, with the monk claiming self-defence against a suspected thief.
Police received a report of an assault involving a monk at Wat Si Bun Rueang, located in Ban Kham That, Nakhon Phanom.
