US EditionControversy Over Arrest of Nuns Sparks New Anti-Conversion Bill in Chhattisgarh
CHHATTISGARH, JUL 30 – Two Keralite nuns and a man were arrested on allegations of trafficking and forced conversion of tribal women; families and political leaders dispute the charges amid growing protests.
- Following a Bajrang Dal complaint, Government Railway Police arrested Sister Preethi Mary, 45, and Sister Vandana Francis, 50, with Sukaman Mandavi at Durg Railway Station, charging them with alleged human trafficking and religious conversion.
- The arrests followed claims by Bajrang Dal activists of forced conversion and trafficking of three women from Narayanpur at Durg Railway Station.
- Authorities charged the suspects under Section 143 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 4 of Chhattisgarh Religious Freedom Act, non-bailable offenses.
- On Jul 30, 2025, MPs from Kerala’s LDF and UDF protested outside the Parliament of India, with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra demanding the nuns’ release.
- Amid the communal backdrop, Indian Christians make up only 2% of India’s roughly 1.4 billion population, often practicing their faith discreetly in an 80% Hindu majority.
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Wider echo: Editorial on Kerala BJP caught between ideological and electoral prerogatives over nuns’ arrest
The Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party’s nervousness is understandable. The Church, a supposed conduit to reach Kerala’s substantial Christian voter base, has been aggrieved by the arrest
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Nuns in habits pray alongside novices at the Indore Bible Convention in Madhya Pradesh, October 2023. / Credit: Anto Akkara Bangalore, India, Jul 30, 2025 / 14:09 pm (CNA). Protests are spreading in India over the arrest of two nuns on conversi... [...]
Protests Erupt in India After Nuns Arrested On Human Trafficking Allegations
Courtesy photo Nuns in habits pray alongside novices at the Indore Bible Convention in Madhya Pradesh, October 2023. On July 27, the Indian Catholic bishops in a press statement expressed 'outrage and deep concern over the recent arrest' of the nuns.
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