Catholic nuns detained in India on baseless allegations of conversion and trafficking | Asia

Two Catholic nuns arrested in India, sparking major political scandal

Not only have the Catholic bishops of India defended the religious sisters, but high-ranking opposition politicians condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

When faith fights back: The nuns of Durg and the Sangh’s broken script

By C. M. Paul Siliguri, August 2, 2025 -- The events at Durg Railway Station on July 25 were meant to be just another act in the long-running political theatre of intimidation orchestrated by the Bajrang Dal—another “conversion racket” bust to feed the Hindutva narrative. But what unfolded instead is something the Sangh Parivar never…

Catholic nuns detained in India on baseless allegations of conversion and trafficking | Asia

HONG KONG (SE): Two Catholic nuns from the Assisi Sisters of Mary Immaculate [ASMI] have been arrested in central India under controversial allegations of human trafficking and forced religious conversion, sparking condemnation from Church leaders and human rights advocates. Sister Preeti Mary and Sister Vandana Francis were detained on July 25 at Durg Railway Station in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, along with a tribal youth, Sukhman Mandav…