The VRI is adjacent to the VipassanaInternationalAcademy (VIA), known as Dhamma Giri located in Igatpuri, asmall town about 136 kmfrom Mumbai in the stateofMaharashtra, India.
The BBC's Zubair Ahmed in Mumbai says authorities in Maharashtra state have launched an anti-corruption drive after 74 people were killed in a recent building collapse there.