Leader of feces-eating cult arrested after 11 lifeless our bodies discovered throughout raid

Thai police raided the compound of a suspected cult leader in Chaiyaphum province on Sunday, discovering at least 11 bodies throughout the search. Native authorities had been able to raid the compound after the group allegedly violated land encroachment legal guidelines and broke Covid-19 restriction legal guidelines.

Legislation enforcement had already been made conscious of the group after allegations were shared that the community had been consuming the bodily fluids of its chief. After police made their method onto the camp grounds, police then found the remains of 11 bodies in coffins.

Nonetheless, the group was solely capable of provide death certificates belonging to five of the 11 of the deceased. Police have ordered autopsies to be conducted to determine the causes of death of the bodies.

The suspected leader of the group has been detained for questioning, however earlier than the arrest a lot of his followers tried to stop police from arresting the aged man throughout the raid. 

The unusual group was recognized in the space to conduct themselves in a religious-like manner, where devotees of the “father,” Thawee Nanra, 75, would do virtually anything for the person. Some say he would power his followers to drink his urine, eat his feces, and devour filth in an effort to heal physical sicknesses.

Cult-like groups should not uncommon in Thailand. In 2019, a ‘rape cult’ on Koh Phangan was revelaed where feminine college students say they were promised spiritual observe only to be coerced into intercourse or raped by its founder. Last 12 months, an elderly monk decapitated himself with a home made device in an attempt to reincarnate as a higher being. His followers helped him construct the contraption and helped him commit suicide. Extra broadly recognized is the Dhammakaya group, a massively rich Buddhist sect that critics and former followers call a cult.

The incident has rapidly gone viral on social media, with netizens sharing their disgust against the cult’s practices of consuming human waste. The Thai-language hashtag #พระบิดา (#Father) saw over 141,000 mentions as of Monday’s afternoon.

A snippet from television reveals a woman, who seems to be a member of the cult, saying that she did not detect any disagreeable odor while consuming the human waste.  

“There isn’t even an odor,” the girl remarked. “Solely those with a tainted mind could smell it.”

"ไม่มีกลิ่นหรอกค่ะ มีแต่คนจิตไม่ดีเท่านั้นเเหละค่ะที่จะได้กลิ่น"
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One twitter person identified that the one who uncovered this cult was Mor Pla, a celeb volunteer who has helped uncover suspicious non secular cases, somewhat than local authorities. 

“It was alleged to be the police that raided this cult in the first place, isn’t it?,” one Twitter person questioned.

ที่งงคือทำไมถึงต้องเป็นหมอปลาที่เป็นคนประสานหรือนำสังคมไปเจอเรื่องอะไรแบบนี้ ทั้งที่คนที่ควรจะเป็นบุกไปจับ ไปเจอ หรือเปิดเผยมันควรเป็น ตร. หรือ จนท. ของรัฐ ไม่ใช่หรอ ทำไมถึงปล่อยให้มีเรื่องขนาดนี้เกิดขึ้น สุดจริงบ้านนี้เมืองนี้ #พระบิดา

A number of tweets describe what occurred as a failure of Thailand’s schooling system, notably in the area of hygiene. “I can’t bear the thought of greater than half of the nation being like this,” another Twitter user wrote.
Thai Enquirer tried to reach local police in Chaiyaphum for remark, but they did not reply by the time of publishing.

Authorities are nonetheless searching the group’s compound for different suspicious material. That is an ongoing story and we could have extra details in the coming days.