Jesuit priest gets bail in scarf controversy
- January 12, 2011
A Jesuit priest in Ranchi was released on bail Jan. 11, three days after he was arrested for removing the face scarf of a Muslim girl student.
Police arrested Father Ephraim Baa, head of the Intermediate section of St Xavier’s College in Ranchi, on Jan. 8, charging him with several offences including wrongful restraint, criminal force on women with intend to outrage modesty and making assertions prejudicial to national integration.
Father Baa applied for bail on Jan. 10, saying his action was “strictly disciplinary” and that he had no intention to hurt any community.
Meanwhile, the college, which was closed following the controversy, resumed classes.
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