When such desecration occurs, they immediately call the act the handiwork of a mad person. How can the police brand anyone like this?' Parrikar said.

Police has called it the handiwork of a psychic and said it had no link with other instances of desecration of religious places.

Nearly 30 reported incidents of desecration have rocked Goa in the last couple of years, forcing Goa Police to form a special investigation team (SIT) to probe these. Unable to crack the mystery, Goa Police have now set up a force in the more remote regions of the state to prevent further incidents of desecration.

-Indo Asian News Service

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