BREAKING 2 Catholic Nuns Arrested in India are Granted Provisional Release on Bail Following Nation-wide Protests

Amid growing persecutions of Christians in India, large protests and bishops raised their voices in support of two arrested nuns. The two Catholic nuns, arrested on alleged trafficking charges, have been granted provisional release on bail following nation-wide protests.

Asia News released that, the Bilaspur court today granted provisional release on bail to the two nuns and the young man who were arrested last week at Durg station in the state of Chhattisgarh after a group of Hindu nationalists made false accusations of ‘human trafficking’ and ‘illegal conversions’ because they were travelling with three tribal girls from Christian families. A lower court - despite the obvious groundlessness of the accusations - had in recent days rejected the request for provisional release, citing lack of jurisdiction under the section on human trafficking. Following this incident, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) protested, denouncing an increasing number of such incidents of harassment against nuns.