Kolkata : The 71-year-old Sister Superior of Jesus and Mary convent in Ranaghat who was allegedly gang raped by a group of dacoits last Saturday was taken to an undisclosed destination by the missionary authorities early on Friday, the police said.
She was released from the Ranaghat Sub-divisional Hospital in Nadia district and taken to Netaji Subhas Bose International Airport and flown to an undisclosed destination.
Ranaghat Sub divisional hospital superintendent A N Mondal said Sister Superior who had been declared fit for discharge, was released from the hospital around 2.45 am. She was accompanied by a group of doctors and missionary authority. It was learnt that she was taken to the undisclosed destination as she is still mentally traumatised.
Before leaving she blessed all doctors and hospital staff. The nun also expressed gratitude for the treatment and care at the hospital. Meanwhile, Mondal said she was advised to consult a gynaecologist and a psychiatrist after the 10 days, wherever she was. The medical board constituted by the hospital to treat the nun had on Thursday conducted tests and found her to be physically and mentally fit, he added. The convent authorities could not be contacted.
Meanwhile, the Convent of Jesus and Mary School at Gangnapur, where the nun was the Sister Superior, functioned as normal. No arrest have been made even six days after the incident though 15 persons have been detained in connection with it, police said. The West Bengal government had on March 18 decided to hand over the case to CBI as the demand for justice grew louder with the culprits at large. But the investigation agency is yet to formally take charge of the case.
Archbishop of Kolkata Thomas D’Souza, who had visited the spot following the incident, said the nun must have left to take rest. “I haven’t spoken to her after that so I do not know why she left. But I think she needs rest after the trauma,” he said.
In the meantime, Herod Mullick, state working president of the Bangiya Christiya Pariseba, on Friday sent a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appealing for a free and fair CBI enquiry into the incident.
