Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing a few women employees of a convent in city of administering injection to make her mentally unstable, sexually harassing her and threatening to kill her, a nun, belonging to a Convent has lodged a complaint against a few women employees and drivers of the Convent at Ashokapuram Police Station.

The nun, a staff at a convent on Manandawadi Road, in her complaint on June 4, has stated that on May 5, she had a verbal duel with the Convent’s Provincial Superior and on the same day evening, a woman along with two drivers of Convent vehicles had assaulted her, tied her up, administered injections to make her weak and admitted her to a mental health treatment centre.

The nun has further stated that after she was admitted at the mental health treatment centre, two drivers harassed her sexually and as she was weak due to the injections, she was unable to stop them. When she informed the matter to a Sister who counselled her, the Sister threatened her that she would make her mentally unstable completely.

The nun has further stated in the complaint that the next day, when she informed about it to another Sister, she was threatened with her life if she informed about it to anyone. 

Based on the complaint, Ashokapuram Police have registered a case against the woman, two drivers and two sisters of the Convent under IPC section 354(A), 392, 323, 504 and 506 r/w with 34.

Counter complaint: Meanwhile, the Provincial Superior of the Convent, alleging that the nun had threatened her with life, has lodged a counter complaint with Ashokapuram Police.

In her complaint, the Provincial Superior has stated that the nun who was serving as the Head Mistress of a Deaf and Dumb School at Kodagu, was suffering from mental depression since one and a half years, was admitted at the hospital on Manandawadi Road for counselling on May 31.

She has further stated in the complaint that the nun used to get calls from two numbers on her mobile phone frequently following which she used to go into depression. On June 1, the nun’s father and brother had come to the organisation and had told her that they will be taking the nun with them.

The next day, the nun’s father and brother went to the hospital and asked the hospital staff to discharge the nun to which the hospital staff refused to discharge her as she was under treatment following which the nun’s father and brother created ruckus at the hospital, the complaint stated.

The Provincial Superior has also accused the nun of abusing the staff using foul language, threatening them with life and had also threatened of also committing suicide when she was being advised. 

On June 4 afternoon, the nun, who came to the Convent, said that she wanted to take her belongings that were left behind  and when the nun was told to give in writing about the things she was taking with her, she became furious and threatened of defaming the institution besides stating that she had already made a video and had uploaded the same on social media, the complaint further stated.

Based on the counter complaint by the Provincial Superior, Ashokapuram Police have registered a case against the nun under IPC section 301, 504, 506 r/w 34 and are investigating.