Police nab 22-year-old from Navi Mumbai for damaging crosses in Mahim cemetery
The Hindu
According to the police, the person in the video footage has been identified and teams have been formed to nab the miscreant and are expecting to arrest the suspect by Tuesday.
The Mumbai Police on Sunday arrested 22-year-old Dawood Ibrahim Mohammed Haroon Qureshi from Navi Mumbai for allegedly vandalising 18 crosses at the cemetery attached to St. Michael’s Church.
Senior Inspector Sudhakar Baburao Shirsath said based on technical evidence, Mr. Qureshi was picked up from Navi Mumbai and they are questioning him. “As of now, he didn’t reveal the reason for his act,” he said.
Earlier, the Mumbai Police filed a case against unidentified persons for allegedly vandalising several crosses at the cemetery.
The Mahim Police, who registered a case under relevant sections of the IPC, analysed the video footage of surveillance cameras in and around the church and found a person entering the graveyard.
The trespasser was seen damaging the crosses. According to the police, the person in the video footage was identified and teams were formed to arrest the miscreant.
A forensic team collected fingerprints and other evidence from the premises.
“We should be able to nab him by Tuesday. No arrest has been made so far,” the police said,
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