Nun rape case: Bishop Franco Mulakkal acquitted

January 14, 2022 11:18

Kerala's Kottayam court acquits accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the 2018 nun rape case.

The complaint by the nun in 2018 had send shockwaves across the state, and nuns even came out in support, and sat in protest demanding the arrest of Bishop Franco Mulakkal.

The nun had filed a complaint before the Kottayam SP in June, 2018 that she was raped 13 times by Mulakkal between 2014 and 2016.

The accused Bishop was arrested on September 21, after five nuns came out to publicly protest and demand for his arrest in Ernakulam.

The nuns had received huge support in their protest.

Franco Mulakkal has been charged under 7 IPC sections including rape, and is currently out on bail. The prosecution had examined 39 witnesses in the case.

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