Giant demon statue banished amid rumours of animal sacrifice

Out of sight: The statue of Khru Kai Kaeo and its accompanying nine-tailed fox figure were removed to the rear of the hotel, out of public sight. — The Nation/ANN

A giant demon statue criticised as “un-Buddhist and scary” was removed from the front of the Night Bazaar Hotel in Bangkok’s Huai Khwang district.

The move came after the State Railway of Thailand ordered that the statue of Khru Kai Kaeo, a winged demon with fangs and crimson talons, be removed by tomorrow.