Ven Paga, 40, and Ven Ugyen, 50, both high-ranking monks at the Chogri Monastery in the Kham region of Tibet, have been detained by the Sichuan Province Public Security Bureau on suspicion of holding a mass prayer for the good health of HH the Dalai Lama. Ven Paga is abbot of the monastery. Since the prayer event there are reports of increased troop deployment and communications restrictions in the area.