{"id":26163,"date":"2025-05-16T16:20:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T16:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/monk-arrested-for-allegedly-embezzling-9-million-from-temple-in-thailand\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T16:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T16:20:34","slug":"monk-arrested-for-allegedly-embezzling-9-million-from-temple-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/monk-arrested-for-allegedly-embezzling-9-million-from-temple-in-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Monk arrested for allegedly embezzling $9 million from temple in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Thai police have arrested a Buddhist monk over allegations he embezzled more than $9 million from the prominent temple he ran which was funded by donations from devotees.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) accuse Abbot Phra Thammachiranuwat from Wat Rai Khing of siphoning more than 300 million baht ($9.05 million) from the temple&#8217;s bank account into his own.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators traced funds from the temple on Bangkok&#8217;s western outskirts to an illegal online gambling network running baccarat card games, local media said.<\/p>\n<p>Temples in Buddhist-majority Thailand rely heavily on income from &#8220;merit-making&#8221; ceremonies where worshippers make donations in hopes of gaining good fortune and better reincarnation.<\/p>\n<p>Police charged Phra Thammachiranuwat with corruption and malfeasance, CIB deputy commissioner Jaroonkiat Pankaew told reporters at a press conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This (arrest) is to help purify our religion,&#8221; Jaroonkiat said.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have arrested a second suspect and are investigating whether others were involved, while local media reported the abbot has now left the monkhood.<\/p>\n<p>Wat Rai Khing, believed to have been founded in 1851, houses a replica of the Buddha&#8217;s footprint.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/16\/602c3d90-fa8f-41f7-82e6-b96439e17545\/thumbnail\/620x413\/ac12c2f05c18c1e8f76cdbabcd18a8a7\/gettyimages-2213977846.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91#\" alt=\"THAILAND-RELIGION-BUDDHISM \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/16\/602c3d90-fa8f-41f7-82e6-b96439e17545\/thumbnail\/620x413\/ac12c2f05c18c1e8f76cdbabcd18a8a7\/gettyimages-2213977846.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/16\/602c3d90-fa8f-41f7-82e6-b96439e17545\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/2149e3225c49e9c3c102c2963ce6fa91\/gettyimages-2213977846.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Buddhist monks make merit during the Visakha Bucha Day or Vesak Day celebrations at Wat Dhammakaya Buddhist temple in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok on May 11, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The arrest from one of the Bangkok suburb&#8217;s most prominent temples has triggered significant backlash on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Next time I will donate to a hospital or school for good causes, not a temple,&#8221; one user posted on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Others cautioned their fellow Buddhists to remain firm in their faith.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not all monks are bad. 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