Dario Salvador Visciglia and his partner Valentin Emilio Visciglia in police custody in Puri on Monday.Police on Monday detained an Argentine national and his partner for unauthorised entry to the Puri Jagannath temple. The Puri temple administration detained Dario Salvador Visciglia and his partner Valentin Emilio Visciglia and later by police took them into custody. Entry of non-Hindus to the 12th century shrine is prohibited. A servitor first spotted the duo near Lakshmi temple around 4.15pm. He later handed them over to Singhadwar police. A police official said the foreigners were being interrogated for further information.

Picture by Sarat Kumar Patra