Peace prayers were offered at the Missionaries of Charity, a congregation in Kolkata, on August 26 to pay tribute to Mother Teresa on her 111th birth anniversary. Mother Teresa was the founder of the Missionaries of Charity. She dedicated her life to the service of humanity.
The government's directives come days after a sensational video had emerged showing a nun and an employee of a Ranchi-based shelter house, Nirmal Hriday confessing that they illegally sold newly-born babies in lieu of money.
The police statement comes a day after the woman "confessed" about having sold three children and giving away the fourth for free to different persons.
In the video, Sister Konsalia and employee Anima Indwar are seen as confessing that they sold three children for money and gave away the fourth child for free.
According to police sources, 450 pregnant women were admitted in various homes, run by the order founded by St Teresa, here between 2015 and 2018, but there are records of only 170 childbirths and no information about the remaining 280.
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