Kerala Nun Rape Case: Bishop Mulakkal Arrested After Stringent Interrogation For Three Days

It took some time, but now it seems that the nuns, who are victims of alleged sexual abuse by Catholic Bishop Franco Mulakkal. According to reports, he has been arrested following a stringent interrogation into the case that was registered after various Catholic reform organisations and a group of nuns demanded his arrest.

According to police, Mulakkal will now be taken for a medical examination.

ANI

Reports suggest that he filed for an anticipatory bail in the high court on Tuesday, claiming that all charges against him were a ¡°cooked-up story to wreak vengeance".

The HC had adjourned the hearing of the application for September 25 when it will hear the police version.

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The victim nun sought an urgent intervention of the Vatican for justice and demanded the Bishop's removal as the head of the Jalandhar diocese, questioning why the church was "closing its eyes to the truth" when she had mustered courage to make public her suffering.

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PTI

The arrest is a good beginning but there should be an exemplary justice for the victim in this case.