New Delhi (dpa) – Security for Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has been tightened after media outlets Saturday reported intelligence accounts of threats to his life from Chinese “agents.” Indian police received information that some Chinese nationals of Tibetan origin, possibly from the Chinese secret services, were likely to enter India to gather intelligence on the exiled Tibetan government as well as cause harm to the Dalai Lama, the Times of India daily reported. The Dalai Lama is currently leading prayer ceremonies at the Buddhist holy site of Bodh Gaya in the eastern state of Bihar. Security had been strengthened in and around the venue, spokesman Lobsang Choedak told the IANS news agency. Officials from the exiled Tibet government had also sounded an alert about the presence of Chinese spies at the rituals, whose goal there was reportedly to create trouble, the account continued. Dalai Lama spokesman Chimme Choekyapa declined to comment on the matter. “No problem or incident has been reported yet. His Holiness is imparting teachings to thousands of devotees,” he said. The Dalai Lama has lived in exile since he fled to India in 1959 following a failed uprising against Chinese rule over Tibet. China accuses the Dalai Lama of being a separatist and inciting violence in its Tibetan Autonomous Region. The Dalai Lama says he wants greater autonomy for Tibet within China. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/P7IfG Tags: China, Dalai Lama, Security Section: East Asia, Latest News, South Asia
