Bengal nun gangrape case: CID arrests first accused from Mumbai

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, March 26, 2015: Days after the gangrape of a 71-year-old nun at a convent school in Bengal, one person has been arrested in Mumbai.

 

 

The suspect, Mohammed Salim, has been arrested from Mumbai. According to initial reports, he has now been flown to Kolkata for questioning.

This is the first arrest made by the police in a case that outraged the nation.

The septuagenarian Christian convent teacher was allegedly gangraped by a group of about 12 armed goons after she tried to prevent a robbery attempt by them. The elderly nun was admitted to a hospital in Ranaghat and was later discharged on March 20.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had ordered a CID probe into the incident and promised "swift" and "strongest action" against the culprits. The West Bengal government had on March 18 decided to hand over the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), as the demand for justice grew louder with the culprits at large.

Courtesy: Indiatoday