"It is too early to give any official version. It is too early to come to a conclusion. Reports are yet to come...Wait till tomorrow morning. Don't rush to any judgements till tomorrow," Chidamabaram told reporters here today.
Chidambaram sought to advise restraint on the issue and refused to make any comment on those arrested on the basis of preliminary reports.
When questioned on the motives of the eight arrested, who are said to be Taiwanese, and whether they were conspiring against Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, Chidamabaram said, "Wait till tomorrow for the report. I can't comment yet. We are trying to get a report...Suspend any judgement till tomorrow."
The Himachal Police has arrested eight foreign nationals on charges of overstaying after raiding a fortified monastery in Mandi district and claimed to have recovered Rs 30 lakh, USD 3000 and SIM cards.
Government sources later said the eight held on charges of overstaying are Taiwanese nationals and will be deported.
Meanwhile, some foreign nationals are said to have escaped before the raids, which were carried out last night in Chauntra village in Mandi, 150 kms from the state capital Shimla, following inputs by central intelligence agencies.
Besides currency, police also recovered mobile phones suspected to have Chinese SIM cards and international ATM cards.
The raids came within days of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama saying he had been passed reports from inside Tibet warning that Chinese agents had trained Tibetan women for a mission to poison him while posing as devotees seeking his blessings.
