<p>Kathmandu: A Nepali man who thousands believed was a reincarnation of the Buddha and who drew international attention as a teenager has been arrested over allegations of rape and sexual abuse, police said on Wednesday.</p><p>The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal police said they arrested Ram Bahadur Bomjon, 33, on Tuesday from a house on the outskirts of Kathmandu where he had been hiding.</p><p>"Our team arrested him while he was trying to escape by jumping from the window of the house," CIB said in a statement.</p>.Malaysian national arrested in cryptocurrency scam in Nagpur. <p>As a teenager, Bomjon became known as "Buddha boy" and he made international headlines in 2005 after followers said he could meditate motionless without any water, food or sleep for several days.</p><p>He drew more than 100,000 people to the dense forests of south-eastern Nepal to see him sitting cross-legged beneath a tree.</p><p>Bomjon could not be reached for comment in police custody and it was not clear if he had a lawyer yet.</p><p>CIB spokesperson Nawaraj Adhikari said Bomjon would be sent to Sarlahi district court which had issued an arrest warrant for him.</p>
<p>Kathmandu: A Nepali man who thousands believed was a reincarnation of the Buddha and who drew international attention as a teenager has been arrested over allegations of rape and sexual abuse, police said on Wednesday.</p><p>The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal police said they arrested Ram Bahadur Bomjon, 33, on Tuesday from a house on the outskirts of Kathmandu where he had been hiding.</p><p>"Our team arrested him while he was trying to escape by jumping from the window of the house," CIB said in a statement.</p>.Malaysian national arrested in cryptocurrency scam in Nagpur. <p>As a teenager, Bomjon became known as "Buddha boy" and he made international headlines in 2005 after followers said he could meditate motionless without any water, food or sleep for several days.</p><p>He drew more than 100,000 people to the dense forests of south-eastern Nepal to see him sitting cross-legged beneath a tree.</p><p>Bomjon could not be reached for comment in police custody and it was not clear if he had a lawyer yet.</p><p>CIB spokesperson Nawaraj Adhikari said Bomjon would be sent to Sarlahi district court which had issued an arrest warrant for him.</p>