Breaking the safe to take the temple's donation money
(Baonghean.vn) - Taking advantage of the late night, thieves broke into An Thai pagoda in Quynh Long commune (Quynh Luu), broke the safe and took all the money in the safe. This is also the second time this pagoda has been visited by thieves.
Accordingly, on the morning of April 12, some Buddhists came to the temple to make offerings and discovered that a safe placed in the main shrine had been broken open by thieves, taking all the donations of Buddhists and visitors who had come to the temple for nearly a month.
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The safe was broken into by thieves to steal money. Photo: Huu Tinh |
After receiving a report of the theft, the police went to the scene and recorded that the temple door lock and safe had been broken with a hammer.
According to the temple, the amount of money in the safe has not been counted, however, the monthly amount of donations from visitors to this donation box is around 3 million.
Currently, the case is being investigated by Quynh Long Commune Police to handle according to the provisions of law./.