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In a shocking incident, a nun was shot at and seriously injured by four miscreants on the Ujjain-Dewas road, police said on Tuesday.
The four arrived on two motorcycles and shot 30-year-old Leena Veena in the face from point blank range on Monday, Ujjain Superintendent of Police, S L Thousen said.
Leena, a Keralite nun of the Aradhana Sadan, run by the sisters of the Adoration of Blessed Sacrament, had gone for shopping along with another nun and was waiting for a helper when the incident took place, he said.
She was first rushed to the Ujjain Civil Hospital and later shifted to Choithram hospital on Monday night. Her condition is stated to be stable
Thousen said a hunt was on for the culprits and security has been tightened around Christian organisations in the district.
PTI
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