Kerala nun rape case: Accused Bishop Mulakkal being questioned for third day
Bishop Franco Mulakkal
Former Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused in the Kerala nun rape case, was brought to the Crime Branch (CID) office in Kochi earlier today, news agency ANI reported. Mulakkal will be interrogated by a 5-member team for the third day today.
Once the interrogation is completed, the authorities will decide further on Mulakkal's arrest.
"After interrogation, we will decide whether to go forward with his arrest or not. I can't say if the arrest will be made today," Kottayam SP Harisankar noted.
Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal was interrogated by a special five-member investigation team of the Kerala police led by Vaikom Deputy SP K Subhash on Wednesday.
He appeared before a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Kerala police for the second day on Thursday.
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Bishop Franco Mulakkal, on Thursday, was grilled for more than eight hours by Kerala police over allegations of rape and unnatural sex levelled by a nun and he will be questioned for a third straight day tomorrow, police said.
The Vatican has, meanwhile, divested Mulakkal, who was the bishop of the Jalandhar diocese of Missionaries of Jesus despite shedding his administrative role, of his pastoral responsibilities "temporarily", the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) said.
"We had decided to complete the interrogation today. But it could not be completed even after 7:30 pm. Verification is required in matters so far placed before the investigation team and that will be completed by tomorrow morning.
(With inputs from agencies)