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Modi concerned over Nadia and Hisar incidents
New Delhi, March 17
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Tuesday expressed "deep concern" over the gang rape of a
71-year-old nun in West Bengal's Nadia district and the vandalisation of
a church in Hisar, Haryana, said an official statement.
"The
prime minister is deeply concerned about the incidents in Hisar, Haryana
and Nadia, West Bengal," a post on Modi's official Twitter account
said.
It further said the Prime Minister's Office "has asked for
immediate report on facts and action taken regarding the incidents..."
Led
by the Congress in the Lok Sabha, the opposition parties also raised
the issue of crimes against minorities, laying special emphasis on the
two incidents.
Tension gripped Kaimri village in Hisar district
of Haryana on Sunday after an under-construction church was vandalised
by miscreants who damaged the cross at the church and placed the idol of
Hindu god Hanuman inside the premises.
While no arrest has been
made so far, the police said about 14 people were booked for rioting,
damaging a place of worship, theft and promoting enmity, following a
complaint lodged by the priest.
In the second incident, a nun
with the Convent of Jesus and Mary High School in Ranaghat, was
allegedly raped by a gang of dacoits in West Bengal. She continues to be
physically and mentally stable, a doctor said on Tuesday.