Team Herald
MARGAO: Even as the All Goa Catholic Minority Front has taken note of the stone throwing incident at Carmelite Monastery during the Easter vigil service on Saturday night, Deputy Superintendent of Police Raut Dessai and Margao Town Police Inspector Kapil Nayak visited the monastery late on Monday evening.
They found stones, which appear similar to the ones thrown on Saturday night, placed in the crevices by the side of the staircase leading to the monastery from the main road. Going by the trajectory of the stones thrown that night, it appears that the same stones were thrown by the person who had stored them there. Superior of Carmelite Monastery Fr Archibald Gonsalves said it was an act of a malicious mind and said they do not hold any group or community responsible as the monastery has very good relationship with all and sundry. Although the monastery has CCTV camera installed, it did not capture anything, as the camera does not cover the steps area clearly.
Following police suggestion, Fr Archibald has agreed to strengthen the CCTV camera network by installing the dome type camera that would cover a larger area. Barnabe Sapeco of the All Goa Catholic Minority Front contacted South Goa Superintendent of Police Arvind Gawas and discussed the matter, following which the DySP and PI visited the monastery.
Meanwhile, a delegation of All Goa Minority Front is planning to call on the Margao Town PI Nayak over the same issue.
