Protests erupt in India after nuns arrested on human trafficking allegations

Nuns in habits pray alongside novices at the Indore Bible Convention in Madhya Pradesh, October 2023. / Credit: Anto Akkara Bangalore, India, Jul 30, 2025 / 14:09 pm (CNA). Protests are spreading in India over the arrest of two nuns on conversion and human trafficking charges in Chattisgarh state in central India.  The ongoing demonstrations that began with the July 25 arrests intensified after the release of the nuns was delayed by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government…