TEAM HERALD
MARGAO: Unknown vandals desecrated the statues of Mother Mary and St Anthony at Sao Jose de Areal sometime during Friday night, triggering outrage amongst the locals. The desecration incident comes close on the heels of similar incident at Paroda and Nuvem in Salcete, wherein unknown miscreants had damaged places of worship. The incident came light when a local resident had gone on the hillock to pray at the Cross when he noticed the statues of Mother Mary and St Anthony damaged.
Sao Jose de Areal deputy Sarpanch Gabriel Oliveira said the incident was brought to the notice of the Maina-Curtorim police no sooner it came to light on Saturday morning.
Gabriel said the statues which were in a glass structure were damaged by the vandals.
The local parish priest also visited the site around noon to take stock of the situation.
