Bandits gang rape elderly nun in India
An elderly nun has been gang-raped by a group of bandits in a Christian missionary school in India's West Bengal area, local police say.
A group of up to 12 thieves violated the 75-year-old after she tried to stop them robbing the Convent of Jesus and Mary School in Nadia district, 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of the West Bengal state capital of Kolkata, said a police officer on Saturday.
The officer added that the nun was hospitalized after the event and is currently in a serious condition, and that the culprits are currently being searched for by the police.
The officer, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that the thieves tied up security guards with ropes and entered the nun’s sleeping room and took the oldest one and raped her after she tried to stop them ransacking the convent.
"We strongly condemn the incident that took place at the Ranaghat Convent," said Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of West Bengal, "CID [Criminal Investigation Division] will be examining all aspects to this horrific crime. Swift, strongest action to be taken."
According to church officials, the culprits destroyed the church tabernacle and stole sacred church vessels.
"Earlier they had disconnected two of the three telephone lines, indicating the planning that had gone into the attack and robbery. Out of the 12 CCTVs, only four were found to be functioning," added church officials.
Following the incident, large numbers of angry students, their parents, and teachers blocked off a nearby highway and railroads calling for the arrest of the bandits.
India has a long history of sexual violence cases. In December 2012, the fatal gang rape of a 23-year-old woman aboard a moving bus in new Delhi sparked mass outrage throughout the country.
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