Dalai Lama’s Visit...
Buddhist spiritual leader, Dalai Lama arrived in Bodh Gaya, Bihar last week. As he resumed his annual tour of the Buddhist tourist town after a two-year gap due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In an interview, When asked for his message to China, in wake of Tawang’s face-off, he stated that "Things improving. In Europe, Africa and Asia - China is more flexible. But no point in returning to China.” He added, “He likes living in India, there is no pointing on returning back to china.”
A security alert was issued on Thursday morning amid Dalai Lama’s visit to the Mahabodhi Temple complex where he addressed a gathering in the morning, with the screening of devotees being increased with the police search for the Chinese woman who is alleged as a Chinese spy.
Security agencies released the sketch of the Chinese woman, identified as Song Xiaolan, with her passport and visa details to the press and to the officials, reported PTI citing an official.
Bodh Gaya Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Harpreet Kaur mentioned that they have been searching for a Chinese woman for the past two years. However, the police were unable to locate the woman because the Dalai Lama was in Bihar for a three-day teaching event.
"Local police have received inputs about a Chinese woman who has been living in Gaya. Because of this, an alert has been given and searches are underway," ANI quoted Kaur as saying.
“There is no information received about the location of the woman, the local police are in search of the further details.” SSP Kaur said.
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