The arrested accused were “caught” while accompanying three young women aged between 18 and 20 years hailing from Narayanpur district in south Bastar, after Bajrang Dal activists spotted them at the Durg railway station. The group was allegedly preparing to travel to Agra for the women’s training and employment opportunities.Bajrang Dal members staged demonstrations at the Durg GRP police station demanding strict action against those allegedly involved in human trafficking and forced religious conversion. Meanwhile, members of the Christian community also gathered at the spot to defend the nuns.A police officer in Durg said, “The three girls hailed from Narayanpur district (south Bastar)—two from Orchha block and one from Narayanpur town. During the preliminary investigation, we found all of them were being taken to Agra. A case has been registered against two nuns and a person from Narayanpur who accompanied them. We have informed the parents of the girls who have been temporarily shifted to Sakhi One Stop Centre in Durg.”A preliminary investigation suggests that the women were being trapped in a carefully orchestrated web of deceit, under the guise of career advancement, the officer suspected.
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