Indonesian villagers thought they had been blessed when a beautiful doll turned up on a beach, believing it to be an angel fallen from heaven, only to discover it was an inflatable sex toy.
Rapidly-spreading news of a heavenly offering and fears of possible social unrest that it might spark prompted a police probe.
Police decided to investigate after becoming concerned the increasing excitement about the “angel” could lead to unrest.
“We were hearing many stories, such as that the ‘fallen angel’ was crying when she was discovered,” Pramukarno said.
The problem, it seemed, was the remoteness of the Kalupapi.
“They have no Internet, they don’t know what a sex toy is.”
After investigating, officers confiscated the doll and took it to the local police station, a move they said was to stop false rumours from spreading.
Sources: AFP.
