A day after the resignation of Franco Mulakkal as the Jalandhar bishop, “Save Our Sisters” campaigners on Friday said the survivor nun, who had levelled rape charges against him, would continue her fight for justice through the legal system.
IN a welcome move, Franco Mulakkal has at last resigned from the post of bishop of the Jalandhar diocese. The development came after a request from the Vatican in this regard. The Vatican clarified that the move was not a disciplinary action but done ‘for the good’ of the diocese. With P
The latest change is an addition to the long list of recent tweaks in the state’s liquor prohibition law, which was first brought in by the Nitish Kumar-led government in 2016. Since its enactment, the law has been a subject of intense debate with many seeing it as draconian and counter-productive.
Accused of raping a nun multiple times over a period of two years at a convent in Kottayam, Kerala, Franco was acquitted by the trial court in January 2022