The Catholic Bishop Conference of India (CBCI) on Sunday condemned the gang-rape of a 72-year-old nun in West Bengal and said that the government must give protection to the minorities.
"We are saddened by this incident. We contacted the archbishop of Kolkata and he told us that the chief minister has assured action. Recently we have witnessed all these church vandalizing incidents but this is the worst. Our demand to the government is to give protection to the minorities," said the spokesperson of CBCI, Dr Joseph Chinnayyan.
Two people have been detained in connection with the case after police officials released CCTV footage of four dacoits accused of raping the elderly nun.
Earlier on Saturday, the Delhi Catholic Archdiocese had strongly condemned the incident, saying it was shameful as the victim was a religious person who had consecrated her life to god.
The nun was allegedly gang-raped in Ranaghat area of West Bengal's Nadia district on Saturday when around a dozen dacoits entered the Convent of Jesus and Mary.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has condemned the incident and ordered a CID investigation into the matter.