The gang-rape of a 71-year-old nun from the Convent of Jesus and Mary in West Bengal's Nadia district on March 14 sent shock waves across the country. According to The Guardian, the Sister Superior tried to stop a group of robbers from plundering the Christian missionary school, following which she was sexually assaulted by them. As per a Hindustan Times report, the robbers also took off with Rs. 10 lakh from the school in Ranaghat. The nun was rushed to a hospital in the morning and her condition is now, reportedly, stable. On the morning of March 15, the nation woke up to yet another horrifying case of sexual violence. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a series of tweets posted by the Trinamool Congress, said "We strongly condemn the incident that took place at the Ranaghat Convent... CID will be examining all aspects to this horrific crime. Swift, strongest action to be taken." We were forced to ask ourselves yet again- why did this happen?

They, allegedly, told one nun, “We will kill you.”

The police are also looking into possible extortion and revenge angles. A CID source told The Telegraph that a class IX student was expelled for uploading photographs maligning a classmate, repeatedly. The father sought a transfer certificate from the school, which was given to him. He came back on March 5 to ask for the ICSE registration certificate, which the school could not provide due to a local holiday. On March 6, the boy's father returned to the school with a group.

Source: India.com

Was it, as reported by Hindustan Times, because the nun stood up to the robbers and bravely tried to hold them off?