Buddhist monk detained for sexually abusing minors
Patna, Aug 29 : A Buddhist monk was detained on Wednesday after minor children in Bodh Gaya in Bihar alleged he had sexually abused them, officials said.
The monk, Bhante Sanghpriya, was detained for interrogation after 15 minor children, from Prasanna Joyti Buddhist School and Meditation Centre in Mastipur near Buddhist holy shrine in Bodh Gaya, complained about him, district police official Anil Kumar said.
The residential Buddhist school-cum-meditation centre is run by the accused Buddhist monk, who had reportedly forced some minor children for unnatural sex, it was mentioned in the police complaint by the children.
All the victims, aged between 6 to 12, belong to Assam.
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Fire at mass marriage event attended by Dy CM Shivakumar, nobody affected
Raichur (Karnataka) (PTI): Fire broke out near the stage of the mass marriage event that was attended by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar here, police said on Sunday.
Nobody was affected, and the fire was immediately put out, they said.
The fire was noticed shortly after Shivakumar and other dignitaries left the stage, and Forest Minister Eshwaran Khandre was speaking to the media at the venue in Sindhanur, officials said.
According to officials, wires, speakers, and cloth materials near the stage caught fire, allegedly due to a short circuit.
Police personnel present at the spot quickly swung into action and extinguished the fire.
The programme was halted for some time and resumed later, they said.
Several ministers, legislators and political leaders from the region, and actor Sudeep had attended the event.
