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.
The nuns who protested against rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal demanded the safety of all the witnesses in the case and a speedy filing of the chargesheet.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was on Wednesday, 6 February, urged to ensure the safety of the nuns who are witness to a rape case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal.
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.
Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, a key witness in the Kerala nun rape case was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his personal room in St. Mary’s Church in Dasuya on Monday.
While she was speaking to the media, some of her colleagues gathered at the spot and shouted at her and told her to leave.
Father Kuriakose, a key witness in the Kerala nun rape case, was found dead on Monday morning in his personal room in St. Mary’s Church in Jalandhar's Dasuya.
Bishop Franco Mulakkal was arrested in Kochi on September 21 after he was accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a nun between 2014 and 2016.
Bishop Franco Mulakkal was arrested on September 21 in Kochi after three consecutive days of interrogation by the state police.
