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Eugene

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Sun Mar 15, 2015, 08:11 PM Mar 2015

Police detain 8 men in Indian nun rape investigation

Source: BBC

15 March 2015 Last updated at 14:39 GMT

Police detain 8 men in Indian nun rape investigation

Eight men have been detained by police investigating the rape of an elderly nun in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Six alleged attackers were caught on CCTV as they burgled the convent before the 74-year-old nun was raped.

Prayers for the victim are are being said in churches across the country. She is in a stable condition in a Calcutta hospital.

The Archbishop of Calcutta has called for more security at the Convent of Jesus and Mary, the site of the attack.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-31897349



Police have released images of the suspects and offered a reward for any information
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Hope they rot in jail. 840high Mar 2015 #1
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