A monk yesterday shot a fellow monk over a dispute relating to seniority shocking the neighborhood round Rat Samak Khee Temple in Nong Bua Lamphu province in the northeastern a half of Thailand. The monk survived the shooting regardless of being shot five times.
Officers from Na Klang Police Station rushed to the scene and found the injured monk, 57 12 months outdated Weerapong Arsanarm, with five bullet wounds to his stomach and back. He was immediately despatched to Na Klang Hospital for remedy.
The gunman was identified as seventy four 12 months previous Wandee Phukhiaw. He shot his fellow monk, Weerapong, during a dispute over seniority at Rat Samak Khee Temple in Nong Bua Lamphu province.
Wandee didn’t attempt to escape and handed his .32 ASTRA gun to police when they arrived on the scene. He claimed to have obtained the gun from his older brother over 20 years ago.
Witnesses and different monks at the temple confirmed that Wandee and Weerapong incessantly argued over the order of their seats during ceremonies. Manifest turned violent during lunchtime when Weerapong positioned his belongings subsequent to Wandee’s seat and stared at him.
After yelling at Weerapong, the youthful monk returned to his quarters, received his gun and shot Weerapong as he walked past. Wandee was subsequently charged with attempted homicide and compelled to leave monkhood.
He will face a punishment equivalent to half of the punishment for Section 288, which stipulates a life sentence or imprisonment for 15 to twenty years for murdering one other person.
Sadly, this is not the first time a dispute over seniority has led to a brawl between monks in Thailand.
Three weeks earlier than this incident, two monks at a temple in Surin province engaged in a similar altercation. The monk who instigated the fight was angry that the opposite monk sat within the entrance row despite being late.
Aside from seniority disputes, money can also result in greed and corruption among Thai Buddhist monks.
Recently, former monk Khom Khonkaew, also referred to as Phra Ajarn Khom Abhivaro, and his accomplices had been arrested and accused of embezzling cash of a hundred and eighty million baht from Wat Pha Dhammakiri in Nakhon Ratchasima. Khom denied the allegations, however Khon admitted to transferring a few of the temple’s money to his sister and having intercourse with an abbot.
Upon investigation of the temple’s surroundings, authorities found hidden property price virtually 300 million baht, including 19 million baht value of gold bars and 80 million baht in cash..