Mayurbhanj (Orissa in India), SVM News, July 29, 2007: Two catholic nuns were arrested on July 28 at Baripada in Mayurbhanj District in Orissa, where Australian Missionary Graham Staines and two sons were burnt alive in their jeep.
Sister Mary Sebastine (57) and Sister Prema Thomas (62) of the Bangalore based congregation of St Ann's Sisters were arrested and taken to Bodosahi police station on Monday at 5.00 am. and then shifted to the Baripada and detained them.
Legally, women cannot be detained or arrested between sunset and sunrise; but those nuns were taken to the police station at early in the morning before sunrise without women constables.
Both sisiters are under police custody accusing them false case with non-bailable charges of IPC 323 and 506 against forcible conversion and torturing students.
"Nuns were arrested on Sunday morning. But police did not bring them before the court, because of wide searching for some more evidents. So they are still under police custody. Police will bring them to the court on Monday morning. Till then they will be under police custody," Sanjay Kumar Sing, the District Superintendant of Police of Mayurbhanj said to the Salem Voice Ministries (SVM) News Service.
St. Ann's Sisters running a convent school and a hostel named 'Vijaya Sadana Hostel' for Dalit girls at Baghamara, 30 km from Baripada since 1981, helping them to develope their education and social culture. About 200 girls are accommodated from rural areas and studying at the school.
Two newly admitted inmates Sarojini Murmu (14) of Nachipur village and Anjana Behera (11) of Titial village, studying in IX and V standards had left the hostel to their houses last week without informing the hostel authorities. By the support of Sangh Parivar, a Hindu radicals gruop, the parents of girls complained to the police that sisters of the convent forced them to recite prayers. And the Sangh Parivar forced the police to arrest the sisters.
"There had been not even a single complaint reported before against sister Mary Sebastine and sister Prema Thomas and their convent school and Vijaya Sadana Hostel since last 26 years," Rev. Father Issac Puthanangadi, Diocesan Treasurer of Balasore told.
Rev. Paul Ciniraj, also known as Sir Ciniraj Mohamed, the national president of the Christian Ministers of the Churches of India (CMCI) condemned the arrest of Catholic nuns.
"Christian persecution is being increase widely thoughout India. Many pastors, missionaries, evangelists and believers murdered, beaten and jailed. Churches vandalized. The authorities and the police joining hand in hand in many places with the attackers. Where we have to go for the justice? We request the urgent attention of UN Human Right Commission regarding the attack towards minorities and dalits, especially for the christian persecution," Paul Ciniraj said.
News at SVM site: http://salemvoice.org/news210.html
Sister Mary Sebastine (57) and Sister Prema Thomas (62) of the Bangalore based congregation of St Ann's Sisters were arrested and taken to Bodosahi police station on Monday at 5.00 am. and then shifted to the Baripada and detained them.
Legally, women cannot be detained or arrested between sunset and sunrise; but those nuns were taken to the police station at early in the morning before sunrise without women constables.
Both sisiters are under police custody accusing them false case with non-bailable charges of IPC 323 and 506 against forcible conversion and torturing students.
"Nuns were arrested on Sunday morning. But police did not bring them before the court, because of wide searching for some more evidents. So they are still under police custody. Police will bring them to the court on Monday morning. Till then they will be under police custody," Sanjay Kumar Sing, the District Superintendant of Police of Mayurbhanj said to the Salem Voice Ministries (SVM) News Service.
St. Ann's Sisters running a convent school and a hostel named 'Vijaya Sadana Hostel' for Dalit girls at Baghamara, 30 km from Baripada since 1981, helping them to develope their education and social culture. About 200 girls are accommodated from rural areas and studying at the school.
Two newly admitted inmates Sarojini Murmu (14) of Nachipur village and Anjana Behera (11) of Titial village, studying in IX and V standards had left the hostel to their houses last week without informing the hostel authorities. By the support of Sangh Parivar, a Hindu radicals gruop, the parents of girls complained to the police that sisters of the convent forced them to recite prayers. And the Sangh Parivar forced the police to arrest the sisters.
"There had been not even a single complaint reported before against sister Mary Sebastine and sister Prema Thomas and their convent school and Vijaya Sadana Hostel since last 26 years," Rev. Father Issac Puthanangadi, Diocesan Treasurer of Balasore told.
Rev. Paul Ciniraj, also known as Sir Ciniraj Mohamed, the national president of the Christian Ministers of the Churches of India (CMCI) condemned the arrest of Catholic nuns.
"Christian persecution is being increase widely thoughout India. Many pastors, missionaries, evangelists and believers murdered, beaten and jailed. Churches vandalized. The authorities and the police joining hand in hand in many places with the attackers. Where we have to go for the justice? We request the urgent attention of UN Human Right Commission regarding the attack towards minorities and dalits, especially for the christian persecution," Paul Ciniraj said.
News at SVM site: http://salemvoice.org/news210.html
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