Singapore, Feb 17 (AFP/APP): The former chief priest of Singapore’s oldest Hindu temple has been charged with repeatedly pawning gold religious ornaments for a total of $1.5 million, court officials said Wednesday. Kandasamy Senapathi would redeem the pawned ornaments when he had raised enough money and return them to the temple, according to local media — but his ruse was uncovered when he could not get enough cash to buy the gold back after the coronavirus pandemic hit. The 37-year-old Indian national worked at the Sri Mariamman Temple, a 194-year-old, ornately decorated place of worship in downtown Singapore that is popular … Continue reading Singapore: Former chief priest charged with repeatedly pawning gold religious ornaments