"I asked Bodhisattva if he could take the money from the merit box?

Bodhisattva is better than 'OK'!"

In November 2023, in Chongming, Shanghai, a man Qin Moumou was arrested by the police for stealing incense money from a merit box. At that time, he argued that he had not stolen but borrowed it. ** Recently, Qin Moumou was sentenced to five months in criminal detention for theft. **

According to police reports, in November 2023, they received a report from Shenxiu 'an, West Town, Chongming Port, saying that the incense money in the merit box had been stolen.

It turned out that the incense money in the merit boxes was emptied every ten days in the nunnery. The staff found that when the number of pilgrims was similar, the incense money in multiple merit boxes was significantly reduced. At the same time, the hinge screws on each merit box are loose, showing signs of theft. By checking the surveillance inside the temple, the staff found that someone had secretly sneaked in and stolen the money from the merit box, so they rushed to the police.

After investigation, the public security organs arrested the criminal suspect Qin Moumou. Qin Moumou confessed to the crime of stealing incense money in the merit box.

Surveillance screenshots of the crime scene provided by the Chongming District Procuratorate

According to Qin Moumou, one day in October 2023, while drinking with a friend, he talked about how he had recently lost a lot of money in gambling and was a little short. His friend asked him to steal the incense from the temple merit box. money. Qin Moumou said that he had once stolen incense money and knew that it was illegal, but he agreed after repeated persuasion from friends.

Subsequently, in order to carry out the theft smoothly, Qin Moumou and his friends went to several temples in Chongming District many times to visit the site. After repeated inspections, the two agreed on the time and place of the theft. After that, Qin Moumou and his friend sneaked into the temple at night for several days in a row. Qin Moumou was responsible for keeping out the wind outside the main hall, while the friend used homemade tools to enter the hall to steal the incense money from the merit box. After the two successfully stole, they divided the stolen money.

Qin also quibbled that he was not stealing but "borrowing"."I asked Bodhisattva if he could take the money in the merit box? Bodhisattva said 'OK'!"

After review, the People's Procuratorate of Chongming District of Shanghai City found that Qin Moumou and others had stolen property from multiple merit boxes in three temples. Their behavior had violated Article 264 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China and should be held criminally responsible for theft. In the end, Qin Moumou was sentenced to five months 'detention and fined RMB 1,000. Another criminal suspect who collaborated with Qin Moumou in the theft was dealt with separately by the public security organs.