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Nun rape case: Bishop’s bail plea rejected by Kerala HC

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Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of former Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who is accused of raping a nun as many as 13 times.
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 clergyman has denied the charges of sexual misconduct.
On September 22, Mulakkal was sent to police custody, after being produced before the Pala Judicial Magistrate Court in Kerala’s Kottayam. Later on September 24, he was sent to judicial custody till October 6 by the same court.
A number of priests and nuns have been protesting against the Bishop in Kerala. The accused had filed an anticipatory bail in the Kerala High Court last month, which was later deferred. (ANI)

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