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Dalai Lama News LIVE Updates: Security agencies searching for Chinese woman in Gaya suspected of spying on Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama News live: A security alert was issued in Bodh Gaya in Bihar on Thursday morning amid the visit of the Dalai Lama with the police searching for a Chinese woman, an official said.
Police issued a sketch of the woman, identified as Song Xiaolan, besides sharing her passport and visa details with the press, he said. However, it was not immediately clear why the police were looking for the woman.
Security has been beefed up around the Mahabodhi Temple Complex with the screening of devotees being intensified, he added. The Dalai Lama addressed a gathering here in the morning.
Police issued a sketch of the woman, identified as Song Xiaolan, besides sharing her passport and visa details with the press, he said. However, it was not immediately clear why the police were looking for the woman.
Security has been beefed up around the Mahabodhi Temple Complex with the screening of devotees being intensified, he added. The Dalai Lama addressed a gathering here in the morning.
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