Case file · High strangeness
The 'Buddha Boy' of Bara
From May 2005 the teenager Ram Bahadur Bomjon sat meditating in the forest of Bara district, Nepal, reportedly without food or water for months, drawing huge crowds.
2005 CE · 27.15, 85.05 · status: claim
The sceptical view
He was screened from view at night, and a Discovery Channel crew filmed him for only 96 hours. Later, as a sect leader, he faced charges of abuse and disappearances.