Gaya, July 8 : Gaya police on Sunday evening released sketches of the two perpetrators of serial blasts at the world famous Maha Bodhi shrine in Bodh Gaya, in which two monks, a Tibetan and a Myanmarese, were injured.
Local police arrested a suspect from Barachatti area of Gaya. He is being interrogated by police and National Investigation Agency sleuths.
Meanwhile, entry to the famous Maha Bodhi temple has been temporarily barred for devotees, as forensic experts and NIA sleuths are carrying out their investigations.
Mahabodhi temple has been closed for general public but the prayers will continue to be held as usual, Bihar police chief Abhayanand said today.
The DGP said no harm has come to the sanctum sanctorum of the famous Buddhist temple, but some peripheral damage has occurred.
He said security has been stepped up at the Mahabodhi temple, which is visited by lakhs of people each year, and adjoining areas following review meeting between the Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee (BTMC) members and police brass after the serial blasts at the shrine and surrounding areas.
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