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Who is Franco Mulakkal, accused in church rape case?

June 02, 2023 11:13 am

Franco Mulakkal has resigned as Bishop of Jalandhar at the behest of the Vatican. His arrest in 2018 on the complaint of a nun and acquittal last year by a trial court triggered debate and discussions.

Nun rape case accused Franco Mulakkal resigns as Jalandhar bishop

June 02, 2023 2:38 am

The case is related to the rape of a nun belonging to the Missionaries of Jesus – a Catholic congregation for women under the Jalandhar diocese.

Police plan to appeal against Bishop Franco Mulakkal's acquittal in nun rape case

January 15, 2022 5:34 pm

Bishop visited various churches and met former MLA P C George, who had been backing Mulakkal since the issue came out.

'Don't throw me out on the street': Sister Lucy to Kerala High Court

July 14, 2021 7:23 pm

In 2018, Sr Lucy was among a few nuns who organised a hunger strike demanding the arrest of Franco Mulakkal, a Bishop of the Catholic Church, in a rape case.

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Kerala: Church defends move to include rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal's photo in calendar

December 14, 2020 6:53 pm

The Church defended the move to include the Bishop's birthday in the calendar saying Mulakkal remains a Bishop and that the charges against him have not been proved.

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Kerala nun rape case: Bishop Franco Mulakkal granted bail by trial court

August 07, 2020 4:42 pm

Granting bail, the court directed him not to leave the state till the chargesheet is read out to him on August 13 and to be present in court on the dates of hearing of the case.

SC dismisses discharge plea of rape accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal

August 05, 2020 2:53 pm

Mulakkal had moved the top court after a trial court in Kottayam had cancelled his bail on grounds of his failure to appear on numerous occasions before the court despite several warnings.

Punjab: First Cabinet minister tests positive, ex-Bishop Mulakkal too contracts Covid-19

July 15, 2020 1:07 am

Mulakkal, who was granted bail in 2018, is accused of raping a nun belonging to the order of Missionaries of Jesus several times between 2014 and 2016 at a convent in Kottayam district in Kerala.

Kerala nun rape case: Franco Mulakkal accused of online harassment by victim

Rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal must face trial: Kerala High Court

July 07, 2020 4:55 pm

The prosecution had argued in court that there's ample evidence against the Bishop in the case and that the latter was simply trying to delay the proceedings. Both in the FIR as well as in the secret statement provided by the victim, there's clear evidence of the Bishop's acts, it said.

Fresh allegations of sexual assault surface against rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal

February 21, 2020 7:54 pm

Fresh allegations have surfaced after a nun, who is at present a witness in the ongoing trial against the bishop, has issued a statement that Mulakkal hugged her and forcibly kissed her on the forehead at the convent in April 2017.