Puri, Mar 4: The Singhadwar police in Puri district detained nine non-Hindus who were nabbed while entering the Jagannath temple on Sunday. Sources said, all nine are the residents of Bangladesh and they were staying at a hotel in Puri Town. Of them, four reportedly entered the 12th-century shrine while the other five persons were found outside. On spotted, they were immediately taken to Singhadwar police station, where the cops seized their passports and detained them.
Further, the cops have also investigated the hotel rooms of all the accused. Notably, non-Hindus are barred from entering the Jagannath temple.