Indian court stops police arresting nun accused of conversion
Priest claims the case stems from the frustration of a school librarian who was terminated for her poor performance UCA News reporter Updated: March 17, 2021 12:21 PM GMT
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Sacred Heart Convent High School in Khajuraho city in Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh state. The school principal was accused of trying to converting a staff member. (Photo: Sacred Heart Convent High School)
The High Court of India’s Madhya Pradesh state has restrained police from arresting a Catholic nun accused of attempting to convert a Hindu woman to Christianity.
The bench of the court in Jabalpur city on March 16 also asked the accused, Sister Bhagya of the Sisters of the Destitute congregation, to cooperate with police in the investigation of the case against her.
Indian nun charged with trying to convert Hindu teacher
The complaint comes from a woman who was terminated from her job in a Catholic school in Madhya Pradesh UCA News reporter Updated: February 24, 2021 10:06 AM GMT
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Sacred Heart Convent High School in Khajuraho of Chhatarpur district. (Photo supplied)
Police in India’s Madhya Pradesh state have charged a Catholic nun with violating the state’s stringent anti-conversion law after she was accused of trying to allure a Hindu teacher to Christianity.
Police registered charges against Sisters of Destitute Sister Bhagya, principal of Sacred Heart Convent High School in Khajuraho of Chhatarpur district, on Feb. 22, according to local church officials.