Jhabua nuns rape case

The Jhabua nuns rape case is case of alleged rape of four nuns in Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh in India in 1998 by a group of 24 tribals.

A Jhabua court issued a warrant against Digvijay Singh then state chief minister and 14 others for alleged remarks on the 1998 Jhabua nuns rape case accusing Hindu organisations of being involved in the inicdent, following a civil defamation suit filed by a local lawyer. [cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/sep/28jhab.htm |title='I never thought something like this could happen in our village. The nuns were so good to us' |publisher=Rediff] A Bhopal court later cancelled the warrant after he appeared in person and furnished a surety bond for Rs. 5,000. [cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/27/stories/2003122711491300.htm |title=Warrant against Digvijay cancelled |publisher=The Hindu] [cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980930/27350804.html |title=Two held in MP nuns rape case|publisher=The Indian Express] Later, the BJP leader Uma Bharathi commented on some people’s attempts to give a communal color to the incident, it was ironical that 12 of those who raped the Christian nuns were themselves Christians tribal. [ [http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19981216/35050064.html Don't gove communal colour to atrocities, warn ministers] Indian Express - Wednesday, December 16, 1998] .

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