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.

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.