MAIL Online: A nun who was allegedly raped by more than 40 men during an outbreak of anti-Christian violence in India has accused local police of shielding her attackers.
The nun said she was sexually assaulted by a rioting mob at the end of August, days after the murder of a Hindu priest sparked attacks by Hindu extremists on the Christian community in the East coast Orissa state.
Nun Mina Barwa, aged 29, said she was dragged to a burned-out Christian home and was beaten with sticks and paraded semi-naked in the streets as mobs threatened to gang rape her.
Breaking down repeatedly while speaking to reporters in New Dehli, she said: 'They pulled out my sari and one of them stepped on my right hand and another on my left hand and then a third person raped me.'
'They had already torn away my blouse and undergarments and they went on beating me with their hands on my cheeks and head and with sticks on my back.'
More than half-a-dozen people have been arrested over the incident, but Barwa has called for a federal investigation as she 'had little faith in local Orissa police'.
'State police failed to stop the crimes, failed to protect me from the attackers, they were friendly with the attackers, and they tried their best to make sure that I did not make complaints against police.
'I was raped and now I don't want to be victimised by the Orissa police.' >>> | October 26, 2008
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