Nun Rape  

Sabarimala has turned out to be an issue that raises the debate on right to equality and right to religion, says Mohandas Pai, in an exclusive interview to MyNation. Why doesn't CPI(M) stand for issues like the nun rape case or the beliefs of Ayyappa devotees?

The key witness to the ongoing Kerala nun rape case, Fr Kuriakose Kattuthara, was found dead in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur on Monday.

“I am a law-abiding person and have cooperated with the police. I will continue to cooperate with the police and justice will be delivered,” former bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused in the Kerala nun rape case, said to the media.

There are severe, strict conditions included in the bail granted to Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun. The most critical one is to not enter Kerala 

Five nuns had protested near the Kerala high court at Kochi for 13 days, demanding the arrest of the bishop, who was accused of repeatedly raping a nun
 

The National Commission for Women (NCW) had earlier asked Kerala MLA PC George to appear before it on Thursday. But, his counsel came on his behalf and stated that the MLA could not present himself due to an unavoidable circumstance.

The senior Catholic priest is facing allegations of raping the nun repeatedly between 2014 and 2016 and was arrested in Tripunithura on September 21 after three days of questioning. 

The arrest of the high profile religious leader came 87 days after a nun filed a complaint of rape and sexual harassment in Kerala. 

Karakkamala parish has withdrawn the disciplinary action taken against Manathavadi diocese member Sister Lucy Kalappura, who had supported the protest staged by nuns against Bishop Franco Mulakkal in Kochi, Kerala.
 

The police will file a plea in the court at 2:30 PM on Monday. Rape accused Franco Mulakkal is remanded to judicial custody till October 6.
 

It has been hinted that the police will request the court to take him in custody for three days. The bishop will submit a bail-plea in court.