Overshadowed by nun gangrape, sadhvi case in West Bengal moves slowly

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The News Minute | March 20, 2015 | 4:15 pm IST

The 71-year-old nun who was raped by a gang of bandits inside a convent in West Bengal's Nadia district was discharged on Friday from the hospital after she was admitted on March 14 with serious injuries.

However, a similar incident has been overshadowed in Bengal's Malda district.

A 38-year-old sadhvi from the Ramakrishna Mission was allegedly raped by four men on 13th March. The accused have been identified as Bharat Halder, Pranay Halder, Sanjivan Vishwas and Aseem Pahaadi.

Acording to a report in Quint, the victim was returning from a nearby market in the evening, the four alleged accused grabbed her, took her to a mango grove and allegedly raped her.

The report also adds that the sadhvi went to the police station several times to register a complaint, but to no avail. After pressure by the members of Ramakrishna Mission, the police finally registered a complaint on Thursday.

Read the full report here.

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