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Indian police have made their first arrest over the rape of an elderly nun that has shocked the country, a senior police official has said.Indian police have made their first arrest over the rape of an elderly nun that has shocked the country, a senior police official has said.
Investigators traced the suspect to Mumbai and detained him, the official said on Thursday. Investigators traced the suspect to Mumbai and detained him, the official said on Thursday. “He was picked up from a hideout in Mumbai on Wednesday night. He is being brought to headquarters of the investigating agency in Kolkata.”
“He was picked up from a hideout in Mumbai on Wednesday night. He is being brought to headquarters of the investigating agency in Kolkata.” The nun, who is in her 70s, needed surgery following the attack, which took place this month after a gang robbers broke into a convent school in the eastern state of West Bengal where she lived.
The nun, who is in her 70s, needed surgery after she was attacked this month when a gang of robbers broke into a convent school in the eastern state of West Bengal where she lived. Police in the state capital, Kolkata, identified four of the six robbers through CCTV footage and detained eight people for questioning. But no arrests were made until Wednesday and authorities in Kolkata face criticism over the pace of progress in the investigation. Police launched a gang-rape inquiry, although officers say only one person sexually assaulted the nun. Officers in the state capital, Kolkata, identified four of the six robbers through CCTV footage and had questioned eight people. But no arrests were made until Wednesday and authorities in Kolkata face criticism over the pace of progress in the investigation.
Last week, the West Bengal government said it was handing over the case to the country’s top investigators after coming under fire over the lack of arrests.Last week, the West Bengal government said it was handing over the case to the country’s top investigators after coming under fire over the lack of arrests.
The assault was the latest in a string of high-profile rapes in India and added to the fears of the country’s Christian minority following a spate of attacks on churches. Detectives have posted a reward of 100,000 rupees (£1,075) for any leads on the suspects.The assault was the latest in a string of high-profile rapes in India and added to the fears of the country’s Christian minority following a spate of attacks on churches. Detectives have posted a reward of 100,000 rupees (£1,075) for any leads on the suspects.
Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised a crackdown on religious violence and has said he was deeply concerned about the attack on the nun. Police have launched a gang-rape inquiry, although officers say only one person sexually assaulted the nun. The Hindu nationalist prime minister, Narendra Modi, has promised a crackdown on religious violence and has said he was deeply concerned about the attack on the nun.