A Catholic priest was sent to judicial custody on January 7 on an alleged disappearance of 26 girls from a hostel managed by the Church in Bhopal district of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Carmelite of Mary Immaculate Father Anil Mathew was reportedly sent to the Bhopal Central Jail after the state government threatened take action against those responsible for the girls allegedly missing from Aanchal (lap) Hostel that the congregation managed at Tara Savania village under Parvalia police station.