Dhamaraj Gopal, 43, admitted to having also tagged two other places of worship in Vacoas recently. This IT officer at ATOL was arrested as part of the investigation into the desecration of the prayer room, which occurred last Sunday at La City Trianon.
Dhamaraj Gopal was identified through surveillance cameras, leading to a search by officers from the Force Crimes Intelligence Unit at his home in Bonne-Terre, Vacoas. During the search, the police seized cans, identical to those found in the prayer room in Trianon, as well as spray paint. When questioned, he quickly confessed.
Dhamaraj Gopal appeared before the Rose-Hill court on the morning of Thursday, May 23, on a provisional charge of inciting racial hatred. The police having objected to his release on parole, he was taken back to a police cell.
