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Mother Mary statue desecrated at Thane's Ghodbunder village

According to locals, the glass of the grotto was broken down with an aim to commit robbery. After the incident, local priest Father Marshal Lopes blessed the place and the statue with holy water and conducted a prayer service.

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A statue of Mother Mary was desecrated in Thane's Ghodbunder village on Saturday morning. The incident happened at the grotto of Our Lady of Vailakanni, near Kashimira Parish, Ghodbunder.

According to locals, the glass of the grotto was broken down with an aim to commit robbery. After the incident, local priest Father Marshal Lopes blessed the place and the statue with holy water and conducted a prayer service.

Godfrey Pimenta, Watchdog Foundation, said, "We have written a email to the Director General of Police and Chief Minister regarding the issue. There have been repeated attacks on religious structures of the Christian community in the past few months. The state authority should take some proactive steps to stop such attacks. We demand arrest of the culprits in this case."

"The incident took place midnight at 3 am. One of the local citizens saw a suspicious person running away from the spot. Later, when the incident came to light, the local priest performed a prayer service. The situation was under control. There has been no complaint filed at the police station," said a local resident.

Other attacks this year have been on one holy cross at Carter road in Bandra on January 27, and another located below the Santa Cruz (West) station skywalk on April 12.

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There have been repeated attacks on religious structures of the Christian community in the past few months
Another attack was on a holy cross at Carter road in Bandra on January 27, 2017
There was also an attack on a holy cross located below the Santa Cruz (W) station skywalk on April 12.

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