Thrissur, Aug. 2 -- Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) President and Thrissur Archbishop Mar Andrews Thazhath on Saturday welcomed the NIA Special Court's decision to grant bail to two Kerala-based nuns arrested in Chhattisgarh on human trafficking charges, calling their arrest as based on "false accusations."

"I thank God and everyone for this good news... The two sisters had come to work in a hospital with the permission of their parents... A mob of extremists attacked them... and they were arrested under totally false accusations," he told ANI.

Archbishop Mar Andrews Thazhath called for a law from the government to protect people from such incidents.

He also thanked everyone for making efforts for the release of the two Nun...