Mysterious disappearance of Thai monk stirs fears of foul play

A Thai monk disappeared from a temple within the Isaan province of Loei to go on a pilgrimage and hasn’t been seen for over a month. The mother of the forty yr old monk, Sarawut “Yod” Larbpho, believes that her son has been murdered. She is satisfied after the soul of her monk son possessed her body to tell the story.
Yod’s mother, Dokmai Larbpho, says her son has been a devoted monk for over twenty years. Although his household house is in Nakhon Panom province, he relocated to the Tham Pha Dam Santi Dham Temple within the Loei province on July thirteen final 12 months reported ThaiRath.
Dokmai told the media that she obtained a call from a fellow monk on the temple on April 25, stating that her son had launched into a pilgrimage the day before, on April 24. Concerned about his destination, she requested about his son’s destination, however the monk said he did not know.
Dokmai stated she tried to contact Yod however was unable to reach him. She was curious and felt that her son would tell her if he had the pilgrimage plan. Dokmai revealed that her final conversation with Yod occurred at the beginning of April when he requested for three,000 baht from her.
Dokmai claimed that the abbot, Jandee Thanajantho, and one other monk at the temple named Buarian, denied her permission to visit the temple and seek for Yod.
Dokmai believes her son has been murdered and his body is hidden inside the temple. She mentioned she dreamt about it so, filed a complaint at Na Duang Police Station on Saturday, May 21.
Reports by ThaiRath and Amarin TV detailed Dokmai’s declare of being possessed by Yod’s soul in the course of the interview. In this state, she declared that her son had been murdered as a end result of a monetary dispute amongst monks at the temple. She alleged that Yod’s legs and arms had been sure earlier than he was buried alive on temple grounds.
The abbot, Jandee, later spoke to Amarin TV concerning the issue. He explained that Yod stayed on the temple for a couple of yr. The temple has solely three monks together with him, Buarian, and Yod. Jandee insisted that that they had never had a battle with each other, and he by no means killed anybody. Jandee said…
“I don’t consider in possession, or ghosts, or anything like that. It is simply an unbelievable and nonsense thing. If the claimed possession really knew the truth, it ought to tell precisely who murdered Yod and where his corpse was hidden.”
Another monk at the temple, Buarian, claimed that he tried to stop Yod from going on the pilgrimage however he would not hear. He was the one who knowledgeable Dokmai about Yod’s intentions.
A local in the space, Banjong Phutup, reported to the media that he met Yod while he was walking along the street. Strange stated he was on a pilgrimage but didn’t reveal his destination despite Banjong’s persistence. Then, he offered 200 baht to Yod and has not seen him since then.
Banjong added that Yod used to take medicine for a psychological health concern however stopped taking it. He added that his psychological health issues or stress might be the explanation behind Yod’s journey..