Two more Catholic crosses vandalized in Goa


Panaji, July 6 (IANS): The ongoing mysterious vandalisation of places of worship in Goa continued on Thursday, with two more Catholic crosses damaged in two villages of south Goa, police said.

Superintendent of Police Chandan Choudhury told reporters here that the crosses were vandalized in Shelvonn and Quepem villages on Thursday morning.

"We are investigating both the cases," the official said.

On Thursday, two platoons of the India Reserve Battalion were deployed by the Director General of Police Muktesh Chander for night patrolling.

Over the last few weeks, seven cases of vandalisation of Catholic crosses and Hindu idols have been reported in South Goa district.

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has accused miscreants of carrying out the planned vandalism in order to stoke communal disturbances. "Such things cannot be tolerated," Parrikar said.

Apart from investigating the cases with conventional policing methods, the Chief Minister has already instructed the Goa Police to contact Google to provide 24x7 mapping of the state in order to nab the miscreants.

  

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  • anthony, Mangalore

    Sat, Jul 08 2017

    This is brand of politics that the BJP practices to win elections. The 2008 attack on churches at Mangalore is a grim reminder of these divisive politics. Vandalizing of crosses are not stray incidents but a deliberate attempt to cause divisions in society. South India should shun these Politics and parties that practice these.

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  • Peter Lewis, Kalmady/k s a

    Sat, Jul 08 2017

    Origin of Goans settles in foreign Countries and outsiders filled in Goa.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Fri, Jul 07 2017

    What is happening in Goa is dangerous and of bad taste which need to be explored

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