Raipur, Aug. 2 -- A special NIA court in Bilaspur on Saturday granted conditional bail to two Catholic nuns and a tribal youth arrested in a high-profile case of alleged religious conversion and human trafficking.
The court observed that the accused had no prior criminal history and ordered their release on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each, subject to strict conditions including surrendering their passports and not leaving the country without prior court approval.
The accused, Sisters Preeti Mary and Vandana Francis, along with Sukhman Mandavi, were taken into custody on July 25 at Durg railway station following a complaint by Bajrang Dal members. They alleged that the three were coercing tribal girls from Narayanpur into converting to ...