Convent looted, nuns beaten up, says AICU

NEW DELHI, Sept 26: The All India Catholic Union (AICU) today claimed that armed gangsters looted a convent and beat up nuns in Baghpat, ...

NEW DELHI, Sept 26: The All India Catholic Union (AICU) today claimed that armed gangsters looted a convent and beat up nuns in Baghpat, 50 km from Delhi, on Thursday.The incident occurred at the Yesu Christ Convent and school run by the Franciscan Clarist nuns, the AICU said, adding the chapel was desecrated and the cross torn out of the wall.

“One nun was told her throat would be slit if she did not cooperate with the gangster and another five were slapped around,” the AICU said.

“The nuns said though they were slapped, there was no attempt at molestation by the armed gang members, who left after terrorising over 30 nuns, novices and school teachers for three hours from near midnight on September 23 and 24,” it said.

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According to school principal Sister Johncy, the dacoits had apparently come looking for Rs 15 lakh which they believed the nuns had drawn from the bank. The nuns had drawn Rs 15,000.

President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India Archbishop Alan de Lastic and AICU NationalSecretary John Dayal visited the convent today.Dayal later said a delegation, led by CBCI president, will call on Home Minister L K Advani tomorrow in view of the unrelenting wave of anti-Christian violence in the country.

Meanwhile, the Madhya Pradesh police today arrested one person in connection with the gang rape of four nuns in Navapara village, Jhabua district, on September 23.

According to a state police headquaters spokesman, the accused has been identified as Bahadur, hailing from Roomkheda village under the Kalyanpura police station.

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