Gujarat on alert after Bodh Gaya blasts: DGP

Security would be increased across temples and other religious places in the state

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Press Trust Of India Ahmedabad
Last Updated : Jul 07 2013 | 10:25 PM IST
An alert has been sounded across Gujarat in the wake of the serial blasts that rocked Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar's Bodh Gaya district today, Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) Amitabh Pathak said here today.

"An alert has been issued across the entire state ahead of the Rathyatra procession on Wednesday and also in the wake of the blasts in Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar," Pathak said.

When asked whether security would be increased across temples and other religious places in the state, he said, "Security is already there. As of now, we don't have any apprehensions and things are under control."
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First Published: Jul 07 2013 | 8:58 PM IST

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