Holy cross desecrated near chapel in South Goa, case registered
Gao Police found a holy cross desecrated near a chapel in Raia village, 40 km from Panaji in South Goa last night. The symbol was found crushed to pieces last night and a case was registered by the chapel committee of Raia against an unidentified person. A dog squad has been deployed to find clues, said a senior police officer from Maina-Curtorim police station.
Goa had witnessed similar cases before
Goa had witnessed a number of desecrations of holy crosses in July last year, following which 50-year-old Francis Pereira was arrested from Curchorem village. Pereira was involved in desecrating over 150 religious structures over the past 15 years as he had been indoctrinated against idol worship during his short-term incarceration, by fellow Israeli prisoners. He is currently out on bail.
