Panaji: A Hindu temple was desecrated in Goa a day after a cross faced similar treatment in the western Indian state.
The temple, Kal Mharu Devasthan Ghumti, at Curchorem in south Goa was desecrated in the early hours of July 3
The damage was noticed by a local woman who had gone to light a lamp at the temple. According to a local panchayat member Sushant Naik, a similar incident had happened at the same temple three years back.
Naik has called this incident as a cowardly act of a few anti-social elements with the intention to disturb the peace in the area and urged the police to nab the vandals.
The president of the temple has decided not to file a police complaint and the police inspector Shivram Vaigankar stated that nobody had approached them to lodge a complaint.
A day earlier, a cross in Salcete subdivision, also in south Goa, was found desecrated. Local people reported the desecration in St. Jose de Areal and Gudi Paroda on July 2 morning. This reportedly led to people gathering at the St. Jose de Areal.
The police were apparently patrolling the area near the St. Jose de Areal until 6 am on July 2 so authorities believed that the desecration only happened sometime later. A similar incident was also reported recently from Chandor in South Goa but the culprit was found to be a man with mental health issues. This incident had resulted in police starting a patrol in similar areas.
The report regarding the desecration of the crosses also quoted the Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar who has reportedly asked the Director General of Police to track down the culprits and intensify police patrolling.
(Source: opindia)