The National Investigation Agency, probing the serial bomb blasts at Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi temple, has arrested a Hindu priest, Arup Brahmachari, the Bihar police was reported as saying on 14 August. Brahmachari, who is a resident of West Bengal but stays at Bodh Gaya, has been lodged at Rampur police station of Gaya town due to security reasons, the report added.The NIA has so far interrogated several people including members of the Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee and the temple Watch and Ward staff.
Meanwhile, the NIA and the police, later, denied any such development. Reacting to the news, the Senior Superintendent of the Police of Gaya said that Brahmchari was arrested for sending offensive emails to the district authority. There is no evidence linking him to the blast.