Kolkata: A 72-year-old nun was allegedly gang-raped in the Nadia district of India’s eastern West Bengal state on Friday night.
The Church where this incident happened
According to reports, around a dozen men entered the Convent of Jesus and Mary school and gang-raped the elderly nun when she tried to stop them from looting the school.
Christian leaders joined local protesters in condemning the alleged gang rape- the latest incident to highlight the threat of sexual violence in India.
FATHER DOMINIC OF THE DELHI CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE SAID:
“It is a very very shameful act, first of all to rape any woman, any female is a horrible and shameful act. But this one becomes even worse because, first of all, she is an old lady and then on top of it, she is a nun, she is a religious who has consecrated her life to God and all her life she has remained a virgin. And at this age to be treated like this by anybody whoever they may be, it’s absolutely shameful and condemnable and we strongly condemn this.”
Students and parents held a protest on the school campus on Saturday and demanded immediate action.
The nun has been admitted to hospital and her condition is reported to be critical.
(Ventuno)