2015 Kandhamal gang rape case
The Kandhamal gang rape case was a crime in Ranaghat, Nadia district, of the Indian state of West Bengal, in March 2015. A 71-year-old Syro-Malankara Catholic nun was gang raped by eight men who robbed a Catholic missionary school. Before the attack, school officials told police that they received death threats.[1][2][3] The rape was initially blamed on Hindu groups without any evidence by activists like Rana Ayyub and others.[4] However, On March 26, 2015, two Muslim men were arrested for the crimes.[5][6] Two Bangladeshi nationals were detained on March 20, 2015, on suspicion of their involvement in the sexual assault of the 71-year-old nun at the Ranaghat convent school six days prior, police said. North Dinajpur Superintendent of Police S. W. Reza said that the two suspects — Mukul Alam (28) and Md Majid (29) — bore a striking resemblance to those caught on the CCTV camera at the Convent of Jesus and Mary school on March 14, one of them having 75 percent similarity.[7][8]
Reaction
[edit]Cardinal Baselios Cleemis met the victim in the hospital and told the press that "such inhuman acts should be stopped. We request the authorities to ensure that justice is done and made visible".[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "No arrests yet in nun rape case". The Hindu. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "VHP leader warned of more church attacks and said that nun's rape is a conspiracy". India TV News. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "India media: Nun's rape 'horrifying'". BBC News. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Nun rape and church vandalism: The fringe is now mainstream". www.dailyo.in. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "Nun rape : Arrested man's wife identifies culprits". Indianexpress.com. 1987-05-22. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
- ^ "Two arrested in West Bengal nun rape case". The Hindu. Thehindu.com. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
- ^ "Nun Rape Case: Police detain two Bangladeshis on suspicion". The Indian Express. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "India nun rape 'mastermind' held in West Bengal". BBC News. 8 May 2015.
- ^ Rupak De Chowdhury (18 March 2015). "Altercation, death threats at West Bengal school before nun was raped". Livemint.com/. Retrieved 28 March 2015.