PM Narendra Modi expresses concern over nun gangrape, church vandalisation

by Shivendra Singh · March 17, 2015

Prime Minister’s Office has also posted in micro-blogging site Twitter expressing ‘deep’ concern about the incidents

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed deep concern over the gangrape of an elderly nun in West Bengal and the vandalisation of a church in Haryana as he sought immediate reports on these incidents.

Prime Minister’s Office has also posted in micro-blogging site Twitter expressing ‘deep’ concern about the incidents:

PM is deeply concerned about the incidents in Hisar, Haryana and Nadia, West Bengal.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 17, 2015

PMO has asked for immediate report on facts & action taken regarding the incidents in Haryana & West Bengal.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 17, 2015

A 71-year-old nun was allegedly gangraped by dacoits at Gangnapur in Nadia district in the early hours on Saturday after which a CID probe was ordered into the incident.

In another incident, an under-construction church in Kaimri village near Hisar, Haryana, was vandalised by a group and the cross replaced with an idol of Hanuman, triggering tension in the area in Haryana.

Source:: Indian Express