Date : 25-03-2015
Patna: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Hindu priest,in relation to the serial bomb blasts at Bodh Gayas Mahabodhi temple in Patna police said Wednesday.
The NIA team, with the help of the police, arrested Arup Brahmachari who was absconding after the blasts, an officer of the Bodh Gaya police station said.
Brahmachari, hailing from West Bengal and staying at Bodh Gaya, has been lodged in Rampur police station of Gaya town due to security reasons, the officer said.
A breakthrough still eludes the NIA, investigating the July 7 blasts in which 10 bombs exploded while three other devices were defused.
The NIA had interrogated several people, including members of the Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee and the temple watch and ward staff.
