Indian tourist detained in Bhutan
Abhijit Hajare atop of a chorten. Image credit: Twitter/The Bhutanese

The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) detained an Indian tourist for โ€˜desecratingโ€™ a Buddhist religious monument in Dochula.

As per a report by The Bhutanese, the tourist from Maharashtra identified as Abhijit Ratan Hajare got climbed a chorten this week.

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A chorten is a religious Buddhist monument and hajare posed for photographs by standing at top of it.

Hajare was a part of a 15 bike convoy which had been touring the scenic places of Bhutan and the convoy is lead by a Bhutanese citizen.

The outrageous incident took place after the convoy decided to rest in an area near the Dochula Pass.

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While the rest of the convoy was slumbering, Hajare who was on a stroll and when he came across a chorten he decided to climb it with the help of carpenterโ€™s ladder.

The carpenter was working on some repair works of the chorten.

The incident took place without the knowledge of the leader of the convoy.

Hajareโ€™s image standing on top of the chorten caused a lot of uproars after it went viral on social media.

Many people requested for strict action against Hajare for hurting the religious sentiments of the people of Bhutan.