A man who thieves charity money at a place of worship in Indonesia is thrown by residents into a fish pond.

In footage filmed last week (August 8), local interrogated Suroso (31) for allegedly stealing money in the charity box of the At-Taqwa Bukareh Mosque in Agam, West Sumatra province.

As he didn't admit to stealing and so as not to run away, residents threw him into a fish pond in the mosque courtyard.

Suroso was spotted by Jufri Ramdani (18), a local resident who was enjoying free WiFi around the mosque at the time of the incident.

Jufri was suspicious when the mosque's electricity suddenly went out, which was turned out by thieves. CCTV caught Suroso arriving on a motorbike and parked and immediately turned off the electricity.

The police came to the location to arrest Suroso and secure evidence of a charity box with a broken key, several hundred thousand rupiahs, and a screwdriver.

Suroso admitted to the police that he learned to break the lock key from Youtube.

The head of the Tilatang Kamang police sector, Adjunct Police Commissioner Lirman, said he also secured the suspect's motorcycle.

Suroso faces a minimum sentence of five years in prison.