Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh: A special NIA court on Saturday granted bail to two Kerala-based nuns, Sisters Preethi Mary and Vandana Francis, who were arrested on July 25 over allegations of human trafficking and forced religious conversion. They were taken into custody along with Sukaman Mandavi at Durg railway station following a complaint lodged by Bajrang Dal activists.

The complaint accused them of trafficking and forcibly converting three women from Narayanpur. A sessions court in Durg had earlier directed the matter to the NIA court, citing lack of jurisdiction.