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	Pol Colonel Nawara Jannawan, chief of police at Prachak Sinlapakhom district, said Friday that the monk denied the allegation but confessed to visiting the two graves at Ban None Sa cemetery to allegedly &ldquo;extract lottery numbers&rdquo;.&nbsp;</div>
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	The monk, based in Buri Ram, is in police detention pending questioning by a deputy national police chief.&nbsp;</div>

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Monk in detention for 'stealing' corpse parts from graves

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