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Buddhist Monk Arrested In Bodh Gaya For Alleged Sexual Abuse Of 15 Boys

IANS, 29 Aug, 2018 12:19 PM
    A Buddhist monk was on Wednesday taken into custody at the international pilgrim town Bodh Gaya for alleged sexual abuse of 15 children from Assam who were studying at a school-cum-meditation centre run by him, police said.
     
     
    Superintendent of Police (City), Gaya, Anil Kumar said the monk was being interrogated by Town Deputy SP Rajkumar Shah.
     
     
    The monk ran the institution in Bodh Gaya where the 15 children - all from the Karbi Anglong district in Assam - were studying.
     
     
    The police had received information that the boys were being sexually exploited by the monk.
     
     
    "The children are being questioned by the SHO of Mahila Thana. They will be produced before a magistrate tomorrow and their statements recorded under the relevant CrPC section. They will also be taken for medical tests based on the results of which a case may be lodged against the monk."

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