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Wednesday, Aug 13, 2025
The protest demands the immediate release of Sister Preethi Mary and Sister Vandana Francis.
The assurance came after Kerala MPs met Shah regarding the arrest of two nuns over alleged conversion and human trafficking in Chhattisgarh.
The march attended by various catholic church heads was led by Kerala Catholic Bishops' Conference president Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos.
The court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the bail plea as the case is being investigated under provisions of the NIA Act
Karat said that the nuns were arrested on the basis of 'manufactured' charges.
He said the arrest of the nuns was based on a false complaint filed by Bajrang Dal activists.
Opposition MPs visited the nuns in Durg jail, alleging poor treatment and raising concerns about the charges of religious conversion and human trafficking.
The latest incident has played an unexpected spoilsport, leaving the BJP's state unit with a lot of explaining to do.
Kerala Ministers P Rajeev and Roshy Augustine visited Preethi’s family in Kochi on Monday, conveying Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s assurance of full government support. The Congress, too, sent a delegation led by Opposition Leader V D Satheesan to express solidarity.
The FIR was filed under: Section 4 of the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Act, 1968, which deals with unlawful religious conversions, Section 143 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
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