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8 Detained In Bengal Nun Gangrape Case
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With the police yet to make any arrest - despite detaining eight people for questioning - in the horrendous gangrape of a septuagenarian nun at a West Bengal convent, Governor KN Tripathi sought public help on Sunday to nab the culprits even as Christian organisations announced a solidarity rally here.
With the police yet to make any arrest - despite detaining eight people for questioning - in the horrendous gangrape of a septuagenarian nun at a West Bengal convent, Governor KN Tripathi sought public help on Sunday to nab the culprits even as Christian organisations announced a solidarity rally here.
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Promising strict action with regard to the horrifying incident in Nadia district in the early hours of Saturday that has caused revulsion in the state and beyond, Tripathi said the culprits would be apprehended and arrested. "The state government will take strict action in this matter," Tripathi told the media.
"The administration will surely apprehend the culprits and punish them. I feel the people should also come forward to help nab the culprits." The nun was brutalised by a gang of bandits inside the Convent of Jesus and Mary in Ranaghat, some 80 km from Kolkata, early Saturday.
District police superintendent Arnab Ghosh said eight people have been detained -- but no one has been arrested so far. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has handed over the case to the Criminal investigation Department, whose personnel visited the spot during the day.
Police have already released snapshots of the culprits and announced a reward of Rs.1 lakh for providing information about the perpetrators. The state women's commission alleged that the police did not act even though the convent had been receiving threats from some quarters.
Commission chairperson Sunanda Mukherjee on Sunday visited the convent and met the survivor who is undergoing treatment at a hospital. "In November last year, a student of the school was suspended on disciplinary ground following which some of the teachers received threats. The matter was reported to the sub divisional officer," said Mukherjee. "A week back some miscreants entered the school and threatened one of the sisters saying 'I will kill you'.
A police complaint in this regard was promptly lodged but no action was taken. There is no doubt about police inaction in this matter too," said Mukherjee. She said the commission was looking into the matter and would recommend steps against police officers found guilty of dereliction of duty. Meanwhile, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta announced it would take out a march in Kolkata on Monday to express solidarity with the survivor.
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