Coimbatore, Jan 24, 2022: The idol of St Sebastian inside the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore was vandalised by miscreants on Sunday night, January 23.
Johnson, who works as a security guard in the church, said that around 10 pm on Sunday night, he heard a noise like the shattering of glass.
When he went to check, Johnson saw a man trying to break the St Sebastian idol. As Johnson began to shout, the perpetrator escaped on a motorbike with another person.
Based on the complaint of Bastin Joseph, a priest from the Cathedral, police have filed a case under section 295, 427 and 448 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Further investigation is underway.