Authorities remove "mysterious" cross from Miramar beach NT Staff Reporter Panaji, April 18 A huge wooden cross, almost 5 metres in height, which was mysteriously planted the day before yesterday night on Miramar beach, was removed by CCP workers late tonight. The CCP workers accompanied by policemen brought the cross down, carried it across the sand and put it into a waiting municipality truck and took it to its next resting place, which is the St Inez church. The mayor has confirmed this. The cross embedded in concrete and towering on the banks of the Miramar shore, was already beginning to create a controversy even though it was only two days old. Reports say that some people from a certain Christian sect erected the cross after getting it fabricated at a services workshop. The erection was done early morning and even the surrounding shopkeepers deny any knowledge of when it was erected. The shop owners came to know about this only in the morning. However, there are a lot of theories over how it was brought, with some shop owners propounding the theory that it was brought on a boat and was put up in the middle of night. The CCP mayor, Mr Tony Rodrigues, speaking to The Navhind Times said, he had spoken to the priest about the cross and only after that the decision to remove the cross was made. Sources say that the decision was hastened as some people had threatened to build a temple next to it if it is allowed to remain at its present location. There were many onlookers to see the cross during the day as this news spread around the city. www.navhindtimes.com - Forwarded by www.goa-world.com
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