Team Herald
VASCO: Unidentified persons entered into the St Anthony Cross at Tamsoddear-Chicalim, and decamped with donation box containing cash, on Friday night.
The theft of the donation box came to light on Saturday morning after the assistant parish priest informed the Chicalimpanchayat member Roman Vaz, who immediately rushed to the spot and called the police.
According to the assistant parish priest, the donation box contained approximately Rs 25,000. There is no CCTV footage of the incident, but the police found marks at the scene indicating that a breaker machine might have been used to remove the box.
The Vasco police have started questioning labourers residing in the vicinity and are gathering more details to track down the culprits.