A pilferer, who made the
rounds of the mosque exclusively to enrich himself but not his soul, was caught
recently, ending his days as a prowler.
After repeated complaints from
worshippers of missing mobile microphones, transmitters, water cartons and
paper napkins that they brought to the mosque, the imam took matters into his
own hands to set things right, Arabic daily Okaz reported on Tuesday.
The imam
fixed hidden cameras in the mosque at strategic locations and when the thief
went to work while others were deep in prayer the lens took clear shots of the
thief’s unholy acts. The imam then presented the set of photos to the police to
clear the picture.
Police arrested the thief, who is reported to be a
38-year-old African and a resident of the district. Spokesman of Jeddah police
Misfir Al-Juaid commended the work of the imam and asked people to use video
cameras to reveal such incidents. So beware, and be good or you could be on
candid camera…
