அமெரிக்காவின் பாஸ்டன் நகரில் உள்ள ஹோட்டல் ஒன்றில் அந்நாட்டு காவல்துறை நடத்திய அதிரடி சோதனையின்போது, பணத்திற்கு பாலியல் சேவைகளைப் பெற முயன்றதாக பௌத்த பிக்குகள் உட்பட 7 பேர் கைது செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளனர். இவ்வாறு கைது செய்யப்பட்டவர்களில் அமெரிக்காவில் வசித்து வரும் 32 வயதான மஹாயயே வினீத…
Seven people, including Buddhist monks, have been arrested in a raid on a hotel in the US city of Boston for allegedly trying to obtain sexual services for money. It is reported that a 32-year-old Sri Lankan Buddhist monk named Mahayaye Vineetha, who lives in the US, was among those arrested. The raid was conducted at the Revere Hotel on Saturday as part of a special operation called “Operation Red Card” launched by Boston police to crack down on human trafficking and prostitution ahead of the FIFA World Cup. The police said that the main objective of the operation was to identify networks that advertise women and children for commercial sexual services. Accordingly, a case has been filed against all seven suspects, including the arrested Mahayaye Vineetha, in Boston Central Metropolitan Court on charges of seeking sexual services for money. This Sri Lankan monk, who was working as a Buddhist religious advisor at Tufts University in the United States, is said to have resigned from his post following the incident. Meditation in the forest He was appointed to this post in December 2024 and has been conducting meditation programs and spiritual lectures as a guide for the Buddhist meditation association there. Born in Sri Lanka and ordained at the age of 10, he received a master's degree from the world-famous Harvard Divinity School in May 2022. He is also said to have been meditating in a cave in the forest for about two and a half years. In this situation, it has been reported that none of the suspects arrested in connection with the matter have been proven guilty by the court so far, and a court hearing for this is scheduled to be held in the future. Join IBC Tamil WHATSAPP to get the latest news...!