Bajrang Dal threatened to rape us: Tribal girls with Nuns allege assault, police complicity
Raipur: Tribal girls who were detained along with three Kerala nuns in Chhattisgarh on charges of forced religious conversion have made serious allegations against Bajrang Dal leader Jyoti Sharma and local police personnel.
Speaking to the media after the nuns were granted bail, the girls said that they were locked in a room, beaten on Jyoti Sharma’s orders, and threatened with rape by members of the Hindutva outfit, all in the presence of the police.
Tearfully recounting the ordeal, the girls maintained that there was no conversion attempt or human trafficking involved. They stated that they had willingly accompanied the nuns as employees (cooks), with the full consent of their parents. They demanded the immediate arrest of Jyoti Sharma, whom they accused of orchestrating the violence and abuse.
The girls also revealed that while a complaint was filed at Narayanpur Police Station on Saturday, it was not acted upon. They now intend to file an online complaint at the Durga Police Station naming Jyoti Sharma and others involved.
Meanwhile, the three nuns, Sister Vandana Francis, Sister Preeti, and Sukhman Mandavi, who were arrested last week, were granted bail on Saturday by an NIA court. Each had to furnish a bond of ₹50,000 and surrender their passports. The court has directed them not to leave the country.
Following their release, the nuns were taken to a monastery in Delhi under tight security.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
