Hyderabad, Aug. 2 -- A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Bilaspur on Friday, August 1, reserved its order on the bail plea of two Kerala-based nuns, Preethi Mary and Vandana Francis, arrested in a controversial case involving allegations of human trafficking and forced religious conversion earlier this month.

The court, presided over by Principal District and Sessions Judge Sirajuddin Qureshi, is expected to pronounce its decision on Saturday. The nuns, along with a third accused, Sukaman Mandavi, were detained at Durg railway station on July 25 following a complaint lodged by a Bajrang Dal functionary.

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