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Gudi Paroda Temple vandalism : Riyaz Shaikh arrested

Ashwin Krushna Panchami

By Staff Reporter

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Gudi Paroda Temple vandalism : Riyaz Shaikh arrested

November 2, 2008

Kartik Shuddha Chaturthi

Quepem (Goa): The Crime Branch, who has been investigating the idol desecration incident at Sree Mahadev temple in Quepem taluka, arrested one Riyaaz Shaikh, resident of Shirvai, Quepem.

This information was given by the Crime Branch Dy. Sp. Shri. Chandrakant Salgaonkar. This arrest was made after the motor driving license of Riyaaz Shaikh was found in the sanctum sanctorum of Sree Mahadev temple. The devotees found the said ‘license’ in a utensil right below the place where the roof of the temple was broken by the culprit during the desecration incident. 

Photocopay of Driving license of Riyaz Shaikh

Photocopay of Driving license of Riyaz Shaikh

Two temples vandalised at Gudi Paroda, Goa

October 19, 2008

Ashwin Krushna Panchami

Furious Hindus agitate; block roads for 2 hours 

Quepem (Goa): Some idolaters’ desecrated idols from the temples of Sree Mahadev and Sree Sateri situated in Gudi Paroda village of Quepem taluka on the night of October 17.

Although the police claim to have nabbed the culprits who desecrated the dome of the temple of Sree Rakhandev Aajoba at Uskinibandh, Cuncolim, this incident has once again highlighted failure of the police machinery in curbing the deplorable series of idol desecration incidents. After this incident took place, angry locals blocked the Quepem-Gudi-Margao road for two hours.

Photos of Temple Destruction



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  2. Protest against defamation of Hindu Deities

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