Nuns held on forced conversion, trafficking charges granted bail
Raipur, Aug. 3 -- A court in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district on Saturday granted bail to three people, including two Catholic nuns from Kerala, who were arrested on charges of human trafficking and forced conversions.
Following the court's order, the two nuns, Preethy Mary and Vandana Francis, were released from the Durg Central Jail. They were received outside the jail by political leaders from Kerala, including CPI MP Sandosh Kumar and BJP state unit chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
"The court granted bail on the condition that each accused furnish a bond of Rs.50,000 with two sureties, cooperate in the investigation and surrender their passports," Lawyer Amrito Das, who represented the accused, said.
The three accused were arrested by the Go...
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