TEAM HERALD
MARGAO: A native of Tamil Nadu is cooling his heels in the Margao
police lock up after he was accused for desecrating a religious
cross at Pajifond near the old electricity office late last Friday
night.
The accused Sellutemar Kumar (33) has been booked for hurting and
insulting religious sentiments by allegedly throwing food items
and stones on the cross.
The incident is believed to have occurred at around 11.45 pm when
the accused was found throwing food items on the cross, which is
venerated by all sections of the society, especially those putting
up at the government Junta quarters. The Margao police who were
intimated of the incident immediately rushed to the spot and took
the man into custody.
Margao Municipal Ward Councillor Raju Naik engaged municipal
labourers to clean up the cross on Saturday morning. The
councillor condemned the incident and demanded an inquiry. “The
cross is being venerated by people from all walks of life. People
from all communities take part in the annual litany at the cross
in the month of December”, Raju said.
