72 Year Old Nun Gang-Raped By Bandits As She Tried To Stop Them Stealing From Convent

This is very unfortunate! A nun aged 72 has been gang-raped by bandits as she tried to stop them stealing from a convent.

The senior sister is in critical condition after she was attacked when up to a dozen attackers who broke in to the building at around 1am yesterday.

They tied up several nuns as they began to steal from the Convent of Jesus and Mary School, in Ranaghat, India.

The nun who was raped did not receive hospital treatment until the following morning, Sky News reports.

The sister was reportedly critically injured and required surgery.Father Dominic Gomes, Vicar General of Kolkata Archdiocese, told NDTV: "After tying three of the five sisters, they entered the principal's room and ransacked it, destroying property and taking money, a laptop and a mobile phone."

An inquiry has been launched into the incident, West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.

She 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."

Rape has become a massive social problem in India, with growing calls for the Government to do more to help prevent it.