Mentally unstable man vandalises Jesus statue

Mumbai: A statue of Lord Jesus Christ was found broken and smashed with a stone in Carter Road area of Bandra on Saturday morning. Residents said that they heard a noise and woke up to see an inebriated man vandalising the statue and nabbed him and handed him over to the police. Khar police which detained the drunk said that he was mentally unstable and hence, residents did not register a formal complaint; rather, they remanded him to a shelter home.

According to Randel, a resident of the area, the incident occurred at about 1.30 am on Friday. “The statue of Jesus is located at Carter road promenade. There are some fisher folk who stay in the area and they woke up after hearing some noise. A man who seemed drunk was fiddling with their equipment and he even had a stone in his hand,” said Randel. He added that they saw the broken statue of Christ and chased the man. “We simultaneously informed the police and they came and took him away,” said Randel.

Apparently, the mentally unstable man lives off the street and was drunk when the incident occurred. “The police in the morning told us this and we decided not to file a complaint. They said they would take care of the issue,” said Randel. A Khar police officer confirmed the incident and said they had questioned the man. “We asked him why he vandalised the cross and he said that he did not know.” said the officer.