Nun Rape In Bengal

A court in Kolkata has convicted a Bangladeshi man for raping an elderly nun in 2015 in West Bengal's Nadia district. The five other men have been convicted of conspiracy and dacoity. The 71-year-old nun was raped after a group of seven men broke into a convent school, the police said. They vandalized the school before the nun was sexually assaulte...

A man believed to be the main accused in the sexual assault of a 72-year-old nun during an attack at a convent school in West Bengal last year has been arrested.

The two prime accused in the gangrape of a septuagenarian nun at Ranaghat in Nadia district of West Bengal have been arrested by the CID from Sealdah station, a senior official of the investigating agency said in Kolkata on Friday.

Four people were today detained here in connection with the gang rape of a 72-year-old nun in Ranaghat in West Bengal's Nadia district, police said.

The Centre has rejected West Bengal government's request for a CBI probe into the rape of 72-year-old nun at Ranaghat in West Bengal nearly two weeks ago. Though no official reason has been cited, sources say the request has been turned down because of imcomplete paper work.

Two men have been arrested in the case of an elderly nun who was raped earlier this month in Bengal, triggering angry protests across the country.

A suspect has been arrested in the rape of a 72-year-old nun at a convent school in West Bengal two weeks ago.

The 72-year-old nun raped during an assault on a convent school in West Bengal last week left hospital today and flew out of Kolkata to an unknown destination.

The outrage over the 72-year-old nun's rape in West Bengal's Ranaghat is continuing, even after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered a CBI probe into the incident that took place last week.

The National Human Rights Commission issued a notice to the West Bengal government regarding the rape of a 72-year-old nun in Ranaghat. The Vatican conclave's youngest cardinal and India's top bishop is already in Kolkata to visit the survivor, who is recuperating at a local hospital.

The vice chairperson of the West Bengal Minorities Commission, Professor Maria Fernandes, visited Ranaghat on Tuesday where a convent school was ransacked, robbed and a 72-year-old nun raped last week, and said she suspected the assault was motivated by the issue of "ghar wapasi" or conversion.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that he was "deeply concerned" about the rape of an elderly nun in West Bengal and the demolition of a church under construction in Haryana, amid protests for the better protection of women and religious minorities across the country.

The rape of a 72-year-old nun in West Bengal's Ranaghat rocked Parliament this morning. As lawmakers from the opposition and treasury benches attacked the Mamata Banerjee government in the state, asking why no arrests have been made yet, Union minister Venkaiah Naidu said this was not a matter to score political "brownie points".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep concern over the rape of a 72-year-old nun in West Bengal and an attack on a church under construction in Haryana. He has sought a report immediately.

Hundreds of priests, school girls and other protesters staged a rally in Kolkata to support an elderly nun who was gang-raped at her convent school over the weekend.

A court in Kolkata has convicted a Bangladeshi man for raping an elderly nun in 2015 in West Bengal's Nadia district. The five other men have been convicted of conspiracy and dacoity. The 71-year-old nun was raped after a group of seven men broke into a convent school, the police said. They vandalized the school before the nun was sexually assaulte...

A man believed to be the main accused in the sexual assault of a 72-year-old nun during an attack at a convent school in West Bengal last year has been arrested.

The two prime accused in the gangrape of a septuagenarian nun at Ranaghat in Nadia district of West Bengal have been arrested by the CID from Sealdah station, a senior official of the investigating agency said in Kolkata on Friday.

Four people were today detained here in connection with the gang rape of a 72-year-old nun in Ranaghat in West Bengal's Nadia district, police said.

The Centre has rejected West Bengal government's request for a CBI probe into the rape of 72-year-old nun at Ranaghat in West Bengal nearly two weeks ago. Though no official reason has been cited, sources say the request has been turned down because of imcomplete paper work.

Two men have been arrested in the case of an elderly nun who was raped earlier this month in Bengal, triggering angry protests across the country.

A suspect has been arrested in the rape of a 72-year-old nun at a convent school in West Bengal two weeks ago.

The 72-year-old nun raped during an assault on a convent school in West Bengal last week left hospital today and flew out of Kolkata to an unknown destination.

The outrage over the 72-year-old nun's rape in West Bengal's Ranaghat is continuing, even after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered a CBI probe into the incident that took place last week.

The National Human Rights Commission issued a notice to the West Bengal government regarding the rape of a 72-year-old nun in Ranaghat. The Vatican conclave's youngest cardinal and India's top bishop is already in Kolkata to visit the survivor, who is recuperating at a local hospital.

The vice chairperson of the West Bengal Minorities Commission, Professor Maria Fernandes, visited Ranaghat on Tuesday where a convent school was ransacked, robbed and a 72-year-old nun raped last week, and said she suspected the assault was motivated by the issue of "ghar wapasi" or conversion.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that he was "deeply concerned" about the rape of an elderly nun in West Bengal and the demolition of a church under construction in Haryana, amid protests for the better protection of women and religious minorities across the country.

The rape of a 72-year-old nun in West Bengal's Ranaghat rocked Parliament this morning. As lawmakers from the opposition and treasury benches attacked the Mamata Banerjee government in the state, asking why no arrests have been made yet, Union minister Venkaiah Naidu said this was not a matter to score political "brownie points".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep concern over the rape of a 72-year-old nun in West Bengal and an attack on a church under construction in Haryana. He has sought a report immediately.

Hundreds of priests, school girls and other protesters staged a rally in Kolkata to support an elderly nun who was gang-raped at her convent school over the weekend.