Cong condemns rape of nun in WB

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Mar 15 2015 | 1:48 PM IST
Congress leader P C Chacko today condemned the alleged gangrape of a nun and the ransacking of a convent school in West Bengal and sought "extreme punishment" for the culprits.
"Extreme punishment should be awarded to the culprits. The governments (in the state and at the Centre) are not acting according to the gravity of the situation....Their lapses are more evident (in this case)...That is the most unfortunate part of it," he told reporters here.
He said the anti-socials elements responsible for this should be urgently apprehended, an enquiry carried out "without any loss of time" and punishment awarded expeditiously.
A 71-year old nun was allegedly gangraped by dacoits in a convent school in Nadia district yesterday, evoking an uproar across the state. A CID probe has been ordered in the incident but no one has yet been arrested. The gang also decamped with Rs 12 lakh kept in the almirah after the crime.
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First Published: Mar 15 2015 | 1:48 PM IST

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