An Indian tourist named Abhijit Ratan Hajare from Maharastra has been detained by the Royal Bhutan Police for allegedly desecrating a ‘chorten’ in the Buddhist kingdom, as media report said on Friday.
He was part of a 15-bike convoy touring the Himalayan nation,as reported by a local media.The group was led by a Bhutanese national.
A ‘chorten’ is known to be a Buddhist shrine, typically a saint’s tomb or a monument to the Buddha.
In photographs published by the media, Hajare is seen standing on top of a ‘chorten’.
This incident of ‘desecration’ happened when the bikers were resting at Dochula on Thursday and the team leader was trying to arrange parking space for the bikes, the report said.
The Bhutanese group leader was not aware of the incident, it said.
The police have taken Hajare’s passport and he was called in on Friday for questioning. The royal police have also started an investigation.
Despite the fact that Hajare was officially detained, but he was allowed to spend Thursday night at his hotel.
