Lagatar24 Desk
Patna, Dec 29: A security alert was issued in the Bodh Gaya district on Thursday morning where the Dalai Lama is expected to take part in public lectures after local police received a tip from intelligence services regarding the presence and possible activities of a Chinese woman.
Gaya Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Harpreet Kaur said “Local police has received inputs about a Chinese woman who has been living in Gaya. We were getting inputs on her for the last two years. In view of this, an alert has been given and searches are underway.”
“There is no information at present about the location of the Chinese woman. We cannot rule out suspicion of her being a Chinese spy,” SSP Kaur said.
Input has come that a Chinese woman is living in Gaya. We were getting inputs for last 2 years. Searches are underway. At present, Chinese woman is not being located, due to which many suspicious points are being raised.Suspicion of being a Chinese spy can't be ruled out:SSP Gaya
— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2022
Authorities have asked locals for information about Song Xiaolan, a suspected Chinese spy who has had sketches of her released and disseminated on social media on Wednesday. This information has also been shared with the national security and intelligence services, and searches are currently being conducted for her.
Information indicates that the alleged Chinese spy had resided in several locations around the nation for more than a year, including Bodh Gaya. However, there is no documentation of the Chinese woman’s stay in the foreign area.
This year, the Dalai Lama resumed his yearly trip to Bodh Gaya, which had been put on hold for the previous two years owing to the avian flu pandemic.
The area surrounding and inside the Mahabodhi Temple Complex has been made more secure.
Notably, Dalai Lama addressed a gathering this morning at the ‘Kaal Chakra’ maidan. He is slated to give his address every day for three days till December 31
