KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Once revered as a modern embodiment of Gautam Buddha, Ram Bahadur Bamjan’s journey from reverence to ridicule has taken a startling turn. With Tuesday's arrest putting an end to his elusive five-year run, the District Court, Sarlahi has ruled in favor of advancing the investigation into Bamjan, the self-proclaimed ascetic mired in controversy.

MALANGWA, Jan 11: Ram Bahadur Bamjan, who is accused of murder and sexual violence, has been presented before the District Court, Sarlahi.

KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Ram Bahadur Bamjan, who was arrested from Kathmandu on Tuesday, was produced before the Sarlahi District Court by the police.

KATHMANDU, Jan 10: Ram Bahadur Bamjan, the controversial self-proclaimed ascetic from Ratnapuri, Bara, Nepal, who gained widespread attention and media popularity in 2005 as a potential reincarnation of Gautam Buddha, now finds himself in the grip of law after being on the run for nearly five years.

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Police raided the Sindhuli-based ashram of Ram Bahadur Bamjan aka Buddha Boy on Friday morning amid proliferating accusations of the murder of a disciple and the disappearance of three others by the self-proclaimed godman.

KATHMANDU, April 23: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sarbendra Khanal on Monday said that the police have not been able to collect sufficient evidence so as to take action against Ram Bahadur Bomjan aka Buddha Boy who faces allegations of sexually harassing and disappearing some of his disciples.

SINDHULI, Feb 23: Even after spending almost two months, police are nowhere close to finding any strong evidence against Ram Bahadur Bomjon, a self-proclaimed ascetic, who has been accused of being involved in the disappearance of five of his followers.

SINDHULI, Feb 22: While lawmakers have been putting pressure on the police to arrest Ram Bahadur Bomjon for his alleged involvement in the disappearance of five of his followers, police in Sindhuli where Bomjon is supposed to be currently living, say they are clueless about his whereabouts.

INDHUPALCHOWK, Jan 21: Sindhupalchowk Police has geared up with all its might to collect reliable evidence on the alleged case of the disappearance of five followers from the ashram of Ram Bahadur Bomjan.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Jan 5: In the course of the investigation, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police, on Saturday recovered empty packets of salt which were suspiciously used to bury the followers of Ram Bahadur Bamjan aka Buddha Boy.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Jan 5: A team from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) raided the Sindhupalchowk ashram of Ram Bahadur Bamjan aka Buddha Boy on Friday amid proliferating accusations of the murder of a disciple and the disappearance of three others by the self-proclaimed godman.