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72-yr-old nun gang raped in WB's Ranaghat, CM orders CID probe

| | Mar 14, 2015, at 10:06 pm
Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS): Continuing the horror of crimes against women, around eight dacoits allegedly gang raped a 72-year-old nun at a school-cum-convent in West Bengal's Ranaghat late on Friday night.

The nun is in a critical condition. She is undergoing a surgery.

According to reports, the accused broke into the Convent of Jesus and Mary after 1 am and allegedly raped the "ailing nun".

She was rushed to the hospital in the morning.

In the wake of the incident, angry school students on Saturday blocked trains on the Sealdah-Ranaghat route and National Highway 34 to protest.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered a probe by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) into the incident.

"We strongly condemn the incident that took place at the Ranaghat Convent," Banerjee said in a tweet posted by by AITC.

"We have ordered a CID probe for the Ranaghat Convent incident. The Govt will take strict steps against the culprits," she stated.

"CID will be examining all aspects to this horrific crime. Swift, strongest action to be taken," added the CM.

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