Kerala nun rape: Bishop to appear before police today

September 19, 2018 09:57

Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun, is expected to appear before the special investigation team of the Kerala Police today.

The accused bishop, who last week step aside from his post in the wake of rape allegations against him, will appear before Vaikom Deputy Superintendent of Police K Subhash for questioning in connection with the case.

The summons came as the protests by various Catholic Reform organisations and some nuns in Kochi seeking justice for the victim entered the fifth day Wednesday and a plea made before the Kerala high court seeking a CBI probe.

Yesterday, the 54-year-old clergyman filed an anticipatory bail application in the Kerala high court, claiming that the allegations against him were a "cooked up" story to "wreak vengeance".

The nun had accused the senior catholic priest of sexually assaulting her repeatedly between 2014 and 2016.

The bishop had, however, dismissed the allegations as "baseless and concocted," insisting she levelled those as the Catholic order had rejected her demand for favours.

Mulakkal had on Saturday handed over the administrative charge of the Jalandhar Diocese to a senior priest.

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