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Court
records statement of nun raped in Kandhamal clashes
Wednesday November 03, 2010 08:57:45 PM,
IANS
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Bhubaneswar:
A court in Orissa Wednesday for the first time recorded the
statement of a nun who was allegedly gang-raped during the 2008
Kandhamal communal clashes.
The nun appeared in the court of the district and sessions Judge
Bira Kishore Mishra at Cuttack, 26 km from here, and recorded her
statement.
"During the course of recording her evidence, she identified five
of the nine accused present in the court," defence lawyer Souri
Mohapatra told IANS.
Her statement will be recorded further Nov 8 -- the next date of
hearing in the case.
The 29-year-old Catholic nun was attacked by a mob and raped at
Nuagaon village in Kandhamal district Aug 24, 2008 -- when
communal violence in the region was at its peak.
The Crime Branch of the state police has arrested 23 people and
filed four chargesheets.
Kandhamal district, about 200 km from here, witnessed widespread
violence after the murder of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader
Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and four of his aides at his ashram
Aug 23 last year. Police had blamed Maoists for the killings.
At least 38 people were killed in the state and thousands of
Christians were forced to flee homes after their houses were
attacked by rampaging mobs. The gang-rape of the nun sparked
international outcry and drew strong condemnation.
The trial was transferred to Cuttack following a directive by the
Orissa High Court. The case was shifted after the victim said the
trial will not be free and fair in the fast-track court at
Baliguda in Kandhamal and that there was a threat to her life.
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