Woman in her 70s raped by group after she
tried to prevent robbery at Christian
missionary school in West Bangal state.
Indians have repeatedly called for greater
accountability to combat a rape crisis in the
country [AP]
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A nun in her 70s has been gang-raped by a
group of bandits when she tried to prevent
them from robbing a Christian missionary
school in eastern India, police said.
The nun was hospitalised in serious condition
after the attack, which was committed by
seven or eight men at the Convent of Jesus
and Mary School in Nadia district, 80
kilometres northeast of Kolkata, the capital
of West Bengal state, a police officer said.
The men escaped and police are searching for
them, said the officer, who spoke on condition
of anonymity because he was not authorised
to talk to reporters.
The robbers tied the school's security guards
with ropes early on Saturday and entered the
nuns' room, where the women were sleeping.
They took one of the nuns to another room
when she tried to block their way and then
raped her, the officer said.
The woman who was attacked is either 71 or
72 and is the oldest nun at the school, he
said.
The men escaped with some cash, a mobile
phone, a laptop computer and a camera, all
belonging to the school, the officer said.
They also ransacked the school's chapel and
holy items, the Press Trust of India news
agency cited the archbishop of Kolkata,
Thomas D'Souza, as saying.
Scores of angry students, their parents and
teachers blocked a nearby highway and
railroad tracks for several hours demanding
swift police action leading to the arrest of the
culprits.
Mamta Banerjee, the state's top elected
official, strongly condemned the attack and
ordered a high-level police investigation.
D'Souza appealed to people to maintain
peace and harmony in the area.

source: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2015/03/elderly-nun-gang-raped-bandits-eastern-india-150314134305126.html

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