The Buddha statues in the temple were vandalized and the gold stolen.

According to Mr. N.'s report, the amount of gold stolen by thieves who broke into the Buddha statue was approximately 7 taels (about 200 million VND).

Law enforcement officers are at the scene.

The Thu Duc District Police are currently investigating a theft that occurred at Nam Thien Nhat Tru Pagoda (also known as One Pillar Pagoda, Binh Tho Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City).

According to Mr. N. (a resident of the temple), on the afternoon of December 7th, Mr. N. (32 years old) went to the Medicine Buddha Hall and discovered that a statue had been vandalized and the gold inside stolen. Two days later, Mr. N. discovered that two other statues in the Medicine Buddha Hall had also been vandalized and the gold stolen.

On the same day, Mr. N. went to the police station to report the incident regarding the loss of approximately 7 taels of gold, equivalent to 200 million VND.

Upon receiving the report, the Thu Duc District police sealed off the scene and launched an investigation. The suspect is currently being sought by the police.

According to Infonet