Shillong, Aug. 2 -- Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has written to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnudeo Sai, seeking the immediate release of two Kerala-based nuns who were arrested on charges of religious conversion and trafficking.

The two nuns, identified as Sister Preeti Mary and Sister Vandana Francis, were arrested by the Government Railway Police (GRP) at Durg railway station on July 25, along with another individual, Sukhman Mandavi.

The arrest followed a complaint lodged by a local Bajrang Dal member. The trio has been booked under Section 4 of the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Act, 1968 (related to forced conversion) and Section 143 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), pertaining to human trafficking.

In his let...