Kottayam nun alleges rape by bishop, police launch probe

KOTTAYAM

: A rape case has been filed against a

bishop

of a north Indian

diocese

based on a nun's complaint,

police

said on Friday.


The complainant said she was raped in 2014, Kuravilangad police said.

According to superintendent of Kottayam police Hari Sankar, the bishop had first lodged a complaint against the nun's brother, saying he was being threatened. The nun lodged the complaint after the bishop had approached the police.

The officer said the police have some doubts regarding the complaints.

The nun claimed that the incident had happened in 2014, but approached the police after the bishop complained.

The bishop reportedly said the nun had been transferred on disciplinary grounds, and her complaint was in retaliation to this action.

The police officer said there were issues between both the parties, which would be probed before initiating any further action.


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