The police of Chu Pah district (Gia Lai), are temporarily detaining Nguyen Thanh Son (born in 1989, residing in village 9, Nghia Hung commune, Chu Pah district), to investigate the crime of “Theft of property”.
Accordingly, on February 2, 2023, the police of Nghia Hung commune, Chu Pah district received information from people regarding the fact that Quang Duc Pagoda, Nghia Hung commune, Chu Pah district was broken into and broke the merit box. and take all the money in the box.
After receiving the news, Nghia Hung Commune Police immediately checked and localized the suspicious objects.
Among them, the subject Nguyen Thanh Son was not present in the locality. Therefore, by professional measures, Nghia Hung Commune Police identified the subject who was hiding in the city. Pleiku, so he went to his place of residence to invite the subject to his office.
Here, Son confessed that from December 2022 to January 2023, taking advantage of the late night time, the subject used a hacksaw to break and commit 7 thefts of property in merit boxes at temples. in Chu Pah district.
In another development, also related to theft at pagodas in this district, on the night of January 27 (the 6th day of the Lunar New Year), at Buu Minh pagoda (village 1, Nghia Hung), was stolen. The thief broke into and stole 4 statues, including: 3 Buddha statues (made of plated copper, incense wood, bronze horse) and 1 Amitabha statue made of jackfruit wood. The total value of these 4 statues is hundreds of millions of dong.
