Two Convents Attacked In Bihar, India

BETTIAH (ICNS) -- Unidentified assailants have attacked two convents in Bihar seriously injuring nuns in apparent robbery attempts.

An elderly nun was hospitalized with serious head injuries after a gang of 15 men attacked the Notre Dame convent at Raxual in Bihar on the midnight of June 9. The convent comes under the diocese of Bettiah.

In another incident, Sisters of Charity of Nazareth convent at Sokho in Bhagalpur diocese was attacked a week ago. More details of the attack on this rural convent were not available.

Notre Dame Sister Manjula in her late 60s was with two other nuns and their maid when the miscreants entered the convent breaking open the gate and doors.

“They asked for money. But they have not taken materials such as television and tape recorder when they left,” Father Henry Fernando of Bettiah diocese told The Indian Catholic.

He said the robbers beat up the elderly nun severely that her rib was broken. Bishop Victor Henry Thakur of Bettiah has visited the convent and the injured nun in the hospital, the priest said.

One more sister sustained minor injuries but the maid and another sister escaped unhurt, “probably they hid themselves somewhere,” the priest said.

The priest said diocesan officials have filed a complaint in the local the police station and investigation is on. “Only after proper investigation we could ascertain the motive of the attack,” he said.

The attack on the convents is latest in a series of assaults on priests and nuns working in Bihar.

In April, a criminal stabbed Fr. Mathew Uzhuthal, vicar general of Patna archdiocese.

The priest's death had spread gloom all over Bihar where the priest was quite popular.

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Armed dacoits loot techie’s house

DH News Service Bangalore:

Six armed dacoits struck at the house of a software engineer in Hebbagodi police limits, assaulted him and his wife and escaped after looting Rs 12,000 and gold jewellery, all valued at over Rs one lakh, in the wee hours of Thursday.

Police said the masked dacoits, who were armed with lethal weapons, entered the house of Balakrishna Shenoy by breaking open the window grills. Shenoy and his wife were sleeping in the room. The miscreants woke up the couple, assaulted them and tied them up. Later, they decamped with the booty. The dacoits were wearing trousers and banians. After observing their modus operandi, police suspect the gang members to be professionals. The dacoits were said to be conversing in Hindi.

Two houses burgled

Burglars struck at a house in BEL 4th Block under Vidyaranyapura police limits and decamped with a computer and other valuables, worth over Rs 50,000, on Wednesday. The miscreants had gained entry into the house of Jeevanprakash by breaking open the rear door.

In another incident at BEL 5th Block under the same police limits, burglars escaped after looting gold jewellery and a VCD player, valued at over Rs one lakh, from the house of one Rakesh.

The house owner, who had gone to Mulbagal on Tuesday, found out about the incident when he returned on Wednesday.

Businessman robbed

A businessman was assaulted and robbed of Rs 6,000 and a mobile phone by four miscreants near Coles Park under Bharatinagar police limits on Wednesday. Police said the victim, Nazeer Ahmed, took an autorickshaw at Shivajinagar around 9 pm to go to Pottery Circle. There were two other persons in the auto. One more person got into it on the way. The miscreants stopped the vehicle held a knife at Ahmed asking him to give them cash and valuables. When he resisted, they assaulted him.

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