Durg. In the fort of Chhattisgarh, two nuns arrested for human trafficking and conversion have suffered another major setback. The session court has also rejected his bail plea. Earlier, the lower court also refused to give relief. Now the case has been transferred to the NIA Court in Bilaspur, where the next hearing will be held. Till then both nuns will remain in jail in judicial custody.
Sessions court expressed limits, case handed over to NIA Court
Fast Track Special Court (FTSC) judge Anish Dubey said that a serious matter like Chhattisgarh Nun Case does not come under his jurisdiction. Hence the case has been transferred to the NIA court. Earlier in the lower court, the bail application of the nuns has been rejected.
Bajrang Dal accused of conversion
On July 25, Bajrang Dal activists caught two nuns and a young man at Durg railway station. It was alleged that these three were planning to take three minor girls of Narayanpur to Agra and get them converted. There was an uproar on the spot and then everyone was handed over to GRP.
In this case an FIR was registered under GRP Police Station Bhilai-3. The accused have been booked under Section 4 of the Chhattisgarh Religious Freedom Act.
Meeting in jail, opposition raised questions
Politics has also intensified regarding this case (Chhattisgarh Nun case). On Tuesday, CPI -M leader Brinda Karat, MP K.K. Several leaders including Radhakrishnan, Annie Raja met the jailed nuns. The leaders also spoke to the families of the victims described on the phone on the phone. After this, after holding a press conference at the Raipur Press Club, he described the arrest of the nuns as “an attack on the constitutional rights of the minorities”.
Conversion and human trafficking: new controversy
Chhattisgarh has been in controversies over conversion matters earlier, but this time the matter has become more sensitive due to serious allegations like human trafficking. It will be clear only after the hearing of the NIA court, in which direction the further investigation will move.
At present, there is a fierce debate on law and order, religious freedom and minority rights regarding this case in the state. The opposition is calling it a violation of democratic rights, while the administration is calling it an action taken according to the law.
