Students protest gang-rape of elderly nun in West Bengal

School students held a demonstration on Sunday to condemn the alleged gang-rape of an elderly nun West Bengal's Nadia district.

Armed with slogans like, 'We want justice - Arrest the rapist' and 'No political flag! Just Humanity' the students took to the streets to express their outrage.

"We don't want any political parties to come here. We just want justice. We are students and we have exams and these are sisters, our mothers, who have been abused. We don't want these things to ever happen again," said a protesting student, Brian D'Souza.

Meanwhile, the West Bengal police have announced a cash reward of Rs one lakh for anyone providing information on the alleged gang rape.

"It has been said from the state government that whoever gives any information related to this case, so that we can arrest the culprit, for the correct information they will be given reward of Rs one lakh," said Superintendent of Police, Arnab Ghosh.

The nun was allegedly gang-raped in Ranaghat area of West Bengal's Nadia district on Saturday when around a dozen suspected dacoits entered the Convent of Jesus and Mary.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) termed the incident as 'barbaric' and said the perpetrators of the crime will be brought down to book.

The Delhi Catholic Archdiocese also strongly condemned the incident, saying it was shameful as the victim was a religious person who had consecrated her life to god.

Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered a CID investigation into the matter.

Eight people have been detained in connection with the case after police officials released CCTV footage of the dacoits.