This Man Is Desperate To Steal Pratima At The Temple, The Money Is For Motorcycle Modifications

PIXABAY

BADUNG - Abiansemal Police Team, Badung, Bali, arrested a man with the initials PKBS who stole pratima or statues in a number of temples.

Abiansemal Police Chief Kompol Ruli Agus Susanto said that the disclosure of this case was based on reports of theft of pratima at Dalem Mayun Temple, in Banjar Sigaran, Mekar Bhuwana Village, Abiansemal District, Badung, Bali, on December 9, 2020.

"The thief took away the pratima wayang with a pelinggih in the form of a black ox, sekar (flowers), original pis bolong (kupeng kepeng), one piece of gender gangsa leaf and its location," said Police Commissioner Ruli Susanto, Wednesday, June 9.

"After conducting an investigation, it was suspected that the perpetrator was PKBS. After pocketing sufficient evidence, we arrested the perpetrator at his house," he added.

The perpetrators of PKBS, are now in the custody of the Abiansemal Police. When examined, the perpetrator was determined to violate the law, to buy motorcycle modification equipment and daily living expenses.

In addition, the perpetrator admitted to stealing the pratime box at Dalem Mayun Temple, in Banjar Sigaran, Mekar Bhuwana Village, Abiansemal.

"The perpetrator also admitted to stealing a set of gender puppets with a total of 10 leaves, and a kantil gong with a total of 10 leaves. He also took a 21-inch LED television unit at the temple," explained Kompol Ruli.

The perpetrator acts alone. He also admitted that he had stolen pratima boxes at a number of temples.

At Pemaksan Temple, the perpetrator received a pratima box containing a silver or silver bracelet and Balinese coins. He also once stole his parents' gold necklace and a three-edged gold ring at his grandmother's house.

Meanwhile, his grandmother's three-eyed gold ring, gold sekar jepun, gold sekar cempaka, gold necklace were sold online at Lumintang, Denpasar, Bali, for Rp. 1.8 million.

"The perpetrator said that pratima in the form of a black bull, wood, cloth, kepeng money was burned behind his pigsty. As for gender, silver bracelets were wrapped in plastic and then thrown in the river, Sibang bridge, Abiansemal," said Commissioner Ruli Susanto.