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Rape accused Bishop seeks Pope Francis' permission to step down temporaril
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], Sep 17 (ANI): Bishop of Jalandhar diocese, Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a Kerala nun, has written a letter to the Pope Francis, expressing his desire to temporarily step down from the responsibilities of the diocese. The letter has been handed over to Pope's
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Rape accused Bishop seeks Pope Francis' permission to step down temporaril
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], Sep 17 (ANI): Bishop of Jalandhar diocese, Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a Kerala nun, has written a letter to the Pope Francis, expressing his desire to temporarily step down from the responsibilities of the diocese. The letter has been handed over to Pope's
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Kerala nun rape: Activist on hunger strike hospitalized
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Sep 16 (ANI): Activist Stephen Mathew, who has been on a hunger strike for the past nine days demanding the arrest of rape-accused Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal, was hospitalised after his health deteriorated earlier in the day.
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Accused Bishop stepping down is first win: NCW
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 15 (ANI): National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma on Saturday termed reports of Jalandhar Bishop Mulakkal stepping down as the first win in the Kerala nun rape case.
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Kerala nun rape: Vatican forms probe panel, accused bishop writes to clerg
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 15 (ANI): The Vatican, the highest seat of authority in the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, has formed a one-member panel to probe the rape allegations against the Bishop of Jalandhar, Franco Mulakkal.
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Victim's family was offered money to back off: Kerala nun's lawyer
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Sept 13 (ANI): The family of the nun from Kerala, who has accused Bishop of Jalandhar, Franco Mulakka, of allegedly raping her on several occasions between 2014 and 2016, was threatened and offered money to take the case back, said the nun's counsel Sandhya Raju in th
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Nun rape: Panel to examine MLA 'prostitute' remark
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Sep 13 (ANI): Kerala legislative assembly Speaker P. Sreeramakrishnan on Thursday said that the ethics committee will examine "prostitute" remark made by the assembly member PC George.
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Bishop Franco committed rape repeatedly: Investigating official's affidavi
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Sep 12 (ANI): The police affidavit in the Kerala nun rape case has revealed that the victim was repeatedly raped by the Bishop of Jalandhar, Franco Mulackal.
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'Jalandhar police's role in Kerala nun rape case limited'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], Sep 11 (ANI): Jalandhar police commissioner Praveen Kumar Sinha on Tuesday clarified that they have no direct role to play in the Kerala nun rape case, and are only facilitating the probe for the Kerala Police.
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Kerala nun rape case: Protest enters day 4
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Sep 11 (ANI): The protest against Bishop of Jalandhar, Franco Mulakkal, who is accused of allegedly raping a nun, has entered the fourth day in Kochi today. The nuns are demanding action against the Bishop.
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Kerala nun rape: NCW summons MLA over 'prostitute' remark
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 10 (ANI): Condemning Kerala Legislative Assembly member (MLA) PC George for his "prostitute" remark, the National Commission of Women (NCW) on Monday summoned him on September 20.
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Kerala nun rape case: Day 2 of Joint Christian Council's hunger strike
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Sept 9 (ANI): The members of Joint Christian Council in Kochi are continuing their protest for the second day, demanding the arrest of Bishop of Jalandhar, Franco Mulakkal, accused of allegedly raping a nun in Kottayam.
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