“Nuns Arrested in Chhattisgarh: Allegations of Trafficking and Conversion”

• Three persons, including two Keralite nuns, were arrested in Chhattisgarh on charges of trafficking and forcibly converting tribal women.

• The accused women, Preeti Mary and Vandana Francis, and Sukaman Mandavi from Narayanpur, were arrested on July 25 after a complaint was filed.

• The sisters of the victims, who were sisters of the victims, denied the allegations of forcible conversion and claimed they had consented to be taken to Agra for a job.

• The Chief Minister, Vishnu Deo Sai, defended the arrests, stating that they were an attempt to engage in human trafficking and conversion.

• The arrests sparked widespread protests from Delhi to Kerala.

• The families of the arrested women have submitted a written submission to the Narayanpur Police, stating they were aware of the women being taken for jobs.

• The Chief Minister defended the arrests, stating that the issue of women’s safety was being given a “political colour.”