Chinese woman suspected of spying on Dalai Lama detained in Gaya
The mysterious woman, alleged of spying on religious leader Dalai Lama, has been detained in Gaya in Bihar.
Patna, Dec 29: The cops detained a Chinese woman suspected
of spying on Dalai Lama in the Gaya district in Bihar on Thursday.
"Police detain the suspected (Chinese) woman in Bodh Gaya in connection with an alleged threat to Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama. She is being interrogated," JS Gangwar, ADG (headquarters) confirmed to ANI.
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A police
officer has informed a daily that the intelligence officers are questioning the
woman to know the reason behind her overstay in India and why she visited Gaya
at a time when Dalai Lama is coming to the place.
"She came
to Dharmashala in 2020. Her visa is valid till 2024 but as per guidelines, she
had to return after 90 days. She has violated that and now further action of
deporting her will be taken. She came to Bodh Gaya on December 22," Ashok
Prasad, City SP, Gaya, said.
Police had earlier issued a sketch of the woman,
identified as Song Xiaolan, besides sharing her passport and visa details with
the press. Security was beefed up around the Mahabodhi Temple Complex with the
screening of devotees being intensified.
"We got
inputs about a Chinese woman who has been overstaying in India and is presently
said to be in Bodhgaya, which we verified and launched a search. In view of the
inputs, the security personnel deployed in Bodh Gaya for the security of the
Dalai Lama were alerted," a report quoted Gaya senior superintendent of
police (SSP) Harpreet Kaur as saying.
The ANI report
said that the Chinese woman had been living in different parts of the country,
including Bodhgaya for over a year now. However, there is no record in the
foreign section about the Chinese woman and her stay.
Bihar | She came to Dharmashala in 2020. Her visa is valid till 2024 but as per guidelines, she had to return after 90 days. She has violated that and now further action of deporting her will be taken. She came to Bodh Gaya on Dec 22: Ashok Prasad, City SP, Gaya https://t.co/XK5aJEkog3
— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2022
This year the Dalai Lama resumed
his annual tour to Bodhgaya after it had been suspended for the last two years
owing to COVID-19. At the Kaal Chakra maidan, he had addressed a gathering. He
would be in Bodhgaya until December 31 during which he would impart teaching
every day, the report also added.
News is originally taken from: https://www.oneindia.com/india/chinese-woman-suspected-of-spying-on-dalai-lama-detained-in-gaya-3505446.html?story=3
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