Stones were pelted on Mangaluru church by disgruntled former employee, say police

Stones were pelted on Mangaluru church by disgruntled former employee, say police
Stones were pelted on Mangaluru church by disgruntled former employee, say police
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The News Minute| March 10, 2015| 5.00 pm ISTThe Mangaluru police have arrested a person in connection to the stone-pelting incident that took place at the St Joseph Vaz prayer centre in Panir late last month.A glass frame housing a statue of Mother Mary and Infant Jesus was damaged in the incident which took place on the night of February 24.The arrested person has been identified as Ananda (30), a resident of Ukkuda, Kinya."The man was working with the church till a month ago and he was unhappy with the pay. He was drunk that night and was the one who threw stones at the prayer centre." Police Commissioner S Murugan told The News Minute.Ananda, a painter by profession, was arrested on March 9 and sent to judicial custody the next day.The investigation of the case was taken up by the ACP south, on the instructions issued by the police commissioner and a special team was constituted.The Commissioner also said that the Panir incident was a random act, but that it had got attention from the public and was given a communal color. "The media gave it a communal color, now the media needs to clarify," he added.

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