Nun rape | Kerala court extends bail of Bishop Franco Mulakkal till June 7
The Kerala Police on Tuesday submitted a 1,400-page chargesheet to the court against the bishop.
The Kerala Police on Tuesday submitted a 1,400-page chargesheet to the court against the bishop.
The former Jalandhar Bishop, who was arrested on September 21 last year in Kochi after three consecutive days of interrogation by the state police, is currently out on bail.
Father Augustine Vattoly, convenor of ‘Save our Sisters’ campaign was prohibited by the church from holding protests on November 14 against bail given to Bishop Franco.
Bishop Franco Mulakkal was arrested in Kochi on September 21 after he was accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a nun between 2014 and 2016.
Hours after Mulakkal, accused of repeated rape, appeared before the SIT, DGP said that decision on his arrest will be taken once the questioning is over.
An FIR was registered against the Bishop with the nun and other convent inmates giving detailed statements running into 114 pages.
The nun who alleged rape by the Bishop had recently sought urgent intervention of the Vatican for justice and demanded the bishop's removal as head of the Jalandhar diocese.
The Missionaries of Jesus of Jalandhar went on to say that the nun, who accused the bishop of raping her on multiple occasions, has conspired against him.
Bishop Franco Mulakkal of the Roman Catholic Diocese in Jalandhar has been served a notice to appear before the probe team on September 19.
George had triggered a major controversy last week as he questioned the character of the nun who was allegedly raped by Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulackal.
