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Governor seeks public help to arrest nun's rapists
Kolkata, March 15
Promising strict action,
West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi on Sunday sought public help to
arrest those who gang-raped a 70-year-old nun in Nadia district.
In
an incident that had caused revulsion in the state and beyond, the nun
was brutalized by a gang of bandits inside the Convent of Jesus and Mary
in Ranaghat, some 80 km from Kolkata, early Saturday.
"The state government will take strict action in this matter," Tripathi told the media.
"The
administration will surely apprehend the culprits and punish them. I
feel the people should also come forward to help nab the culprits," he
said.
Police have published snapshots of four of the culprits
obtained from CCTV footage and announced a reward of Rs.1 lakh for any
information about them.
Five people have been detained for questioning.
Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday ordered the Criminal Investigation
Department (CID) to probe the matter and promised "swift" and
"strongest action" against the culprits.
State Commission for
Women chairperson Sunanda Mukherjee on Sunday morning reached the
convent and talked to the school authorities and other members.