According to religious belief, if he has done as accused – that is, falsely claimed the winning lottery tickets to be his – he will be severely punished in various unfortunate ways. However, only the province’s major lottery vendor, Pananchaya Sukpol, who was Preecha’s key witness, showed up, after Charoon had already finished his ritual. She came with copies of a vow requiring the supernatural entities to severely punish the wrongdoer in seven to nine days. Charoon and Preecha have been embroiled for several months in a high-profile dispute about the real ownership of lottery tickets that won Bt30 million in the November 1 draw. Police said that witnesses saw Charoon picking up lottery tickets from the ground.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 04, 2018 09:56 UTC