Kochi > Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused by a nun of raping and sexually assaulting her, was arrested on Friday. Kottayam Superintendent of Police Hari Sankar confirmed his arrest being recorded on Friday night.
"The investigating officer in the nun rape case has found that the bishop has committed the crime," Sankar told reporters. He also told explained that the investigation team has got enough evidence to arrest the Bishop. The arrest came after three consecutive days of interrogation at Thrippunithura, Kochi.
The police took Franko Mulakkal into custody and was moved to Kottayam after medical examination. He will be produced before a magistrate court on Saturday morning.
Mulakkal was Thursday relieved "temporarily" of his pastoral responsibilities as the bishop of the Jalandhar diocese of Missionaries of Jesus by the Pope.
He has been accused by the nun of repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting her between 2014 and 2016.
