Nine Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested by the Odisha Police for illegally entering the Jagannath Temple in Puri. The individuals were detained after a complaint was received about the entry of non-Hindu individuals from Bangladesh.

BHUBANESWAR: Nine Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested by the Odisha Police for illegally entering the Jagannath Temple in Puri, according to an official statement on Monday.

The individuals were detained on Sunday evening after members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad reported that a group of non-Hindu Bangladeshis had violated the temple's regulations.
The incident was reported to the Singhadwar Police Station. Acting swiftly, the police team reached the scene and took the tourists into custody for further investigation, said Puri Additional SP Sushil Mishra.

"We have received a complaint that some non-Hindu people from Bangladesh have entered the temple. We have detained nine Bangladeshis and started questioning them," the additional superintendent of police said.

The temple strictly permits entry only to Hindus, and legal action will be taken against those found to be non-Hindu, he added.
"We are verifying their passports. It was found that one of them is a Hindu. We are checking the passports of others. Preliminary investigation suggests that four of the nine detainees entered the temple," he added