Mumbai: Malad church grotto vandal in police custody

Updated On: 02 March, 2023 07:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Hemal Ashar

The police called Fr Michael Pinto, parish priest, to the police station on Tuesday to interact with the accused, adding that he had committed the crime out of frustration

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Glass shattered: The act of vandalism

On February 23, the Grotto of Mother Mary of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Orlem, Malad was vandalised. A stone was thrown shattering the glass casing. Subsequently, an FIR was filed at Malad station. The police tracked down the perpetrator on Tuesday, February 28.

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Then, the police called Fr Michael Pinto, parish priest, to the police station on Tuesday to interact with the accused, adding that he had committed the crime out of frustration. Said Fr Pinto, “The police called me and said, `You too talk to him`. The law will take its course, but ultimately, God will judge this man. When I met him face to face, he fell at my knees and begged for forgiveness.”

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