Miscreants continue attack on Christian symbols; Chapel at Padua PU College desecrated

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October 24, 2011

Mangalore, October 24: In yet another act of vandalism targeting religious symbols at the educational institutions in city, unidentified miscreants have desecrated a chapel at Padua Pre University College in Nanthoor, here.

The incident comes a few hours after the statue of St Therese at St Theresa's School, Bendur, was attacked by the trouble mongers early on Sunday.

According to the management of the Padua PU College, miscreants have deliberately broken the glass panes of the chapel using soda bottles, with an evil intention.

Fr Michael Santhmayor, the principal of the College said that the glass panes of the chapel located inside the college were also targeted by miscreants on Sunday.

He said that one glass pane was targeted by miscreants last week. “On seeing broken glass pane we had though that it might be an accident. However, the weekend vandalism has made it clear that it was an act of some miscreants and not an accident”, he said.

He said that there were apparent signs of using soda bottles to break the glass pane.

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