No arrest in nun gang-rape case; Didi convoy blocked

With no arrests made even after two days of the gang-rape of a septuagenarian nun at Ranaghat, protests erupted at several places with some demonstrators blocking Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s convoy for nearly an hour when she went to meet the victim.

Two more persons were detained on Monday, taking the total number of detainees to 10 since Sunday, the police said.

Mamata, whose convoy was blocked on NH 34 by the protesters demanding immediate arrest and punishment of the culprits, claimed that the protest was a conspiracy hatched by the CPM and BJP to stop police from taking action against the real culprits.

Archbishop of Kolkata Thomas D’Souza expressed unhappiness over the ongoing probe into the incident.
The Archbishop, who participated in a rally in the city from Allen Park in Park Street to show solidarity and sympathy with the victim, said: “The detention of eight persons was a very bright start. But we are not happy yet because not much headway has been made in this regard.”

“It’s good to see that they are working, but 48 hours have passed, so where are the arrests?” the Archbishop wondered.

Mamata, who arrived at Ranaghat to meet the victim at the hospital and also officials of the church and the school, where the incident took place, faced sudden protest by students and local people who surrounded her convoy and squatted on the road.