India's police arrest four Bangladeshi nationals over gang rape of nun


Indian police officials escort suspect Gopal Sarkar (centre) towards a court appearance in Ranaghat on March 27, 2015. The Indian police said on Wednesday, April 1, that they have arrested four Bangladeshi nationals in connection with the rape of an elderly nun last month that sent shockwaves through the Christian community. -- PHOTO: AFP.

KOLKATA (AFP): The Indian police said on Wednesday they have arrested four Bangladeshi nationals in connection with the rape of an elderly nun that sent shockwaves through the Christian community.

Deputy inspector general Dilip Kumar Adak said police tracked the suspects down to the northern state of Punjab after CCTV images and e-fit images were circulated nationwide.

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