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Bishop Franco Mulakkal, Accused Of Nun’s Rape In Kerala, Acquitted

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Bishop Franco Mulakkal, Accused Of Nun’s Rape In Kerala, Acquitted

Bishop Franco Mulakkal, a former priest accused of raping a nun several times over a two-year period, in a case that has sparked massive outrage and protests in Kerala, was ruled by a court today. Acquitted.
Franco Mulakkal, 57, is India’s first Catholic bishop to stand trial on charges of raping a nun. After more than 100 days of trial, the Additional Sessions court handed down a single verdict, saying it found him not guilty.

He was seen smiling as he left the courtroom in Kottayam after the verdict.

In 2018, nuns of the Missionaries of Jesus in the diocese of Jalandhar accused Bishop Franco of repeatedly raping her between 2014 and 2016, when he was head of the Missionaries of Jesus. He denies the allegations.

The accusations were followed by unprecedented street protests by the nuns, who demanded action from the church, the police and the Kerala state government.

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A few months later, police launched an investigation after five nuns protested outside the High Court. The nuns also wrote to the Vatican seeking its intervention. The nuns were heavily criticized inside the church, and they were the target of a wave of threats and accusations.

A special investigation team investigating the allegations eventually arrested and charged the bishop in September 2018. Bishop Franco Muracar was arrested after three days of police questioning. The trial began in November 2019.

Kottayam police chief S Hari Shankar then expressed his shock at today’s verdict. “There is strong evidence in this case. No witnesses became hostile,” he told NDTV.

The court prohibits print and electronic media from publishing any content related to the trial without its permission.

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In 2020, the Supreme Court rejected Bishop’s request for a review of his earlier decision to dismiss his petition against rape allegations.

Mulakal told the court he was framed and challenged the financial dealings of the nuns who accused him.

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After nearly a month apart, Gurucharan Singh, the missing person from Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, returns home. He has “left worldly life.”

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After nearly a month apart, Gurucharan Singh, the missing person from Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, returns home. He has “left worldly life.”

After going missing on April 22 of this year, actor Gurucharan Singh made his way back home on Friday. The Delhi Police were cited in an India Today article stating that Gurucharan Singh “was on a religious journey.” For his role as Roshan Singh Sodhi in Taarak Mehta ka Ulta Chashma, Gurucharan Singh is widely renowned.

What Gurucharan revealed to the police after coming back home

According to the report, Gurucharan Singh informed the police officers that he was on a religious trip and had left his worldly life behind during the interview. The actor has visited gurudwaras in a number of towns recently, including Amritsar and Ludhiana. But later on, he felt he ought to go back home.

The article claims that over the course of their inquiry, the police also discovered that Gurucharan Singh belonged to a group that meditates. He even expressed interest in taking a meditation trip to the Himalayas. A abduction complaint had been filed by the Delhi Police, and an investigation was in progress to locate him.

Concerning Gurucharan Singh

It was believed that Gurucharan Singh, who was in Delhi visiting his parents, would head back to Mumbai. His disappearance from April 22 was reported to the authorities by his family in a complaint.

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Concerning Gurucharan Singh’s financial circumstances

Gurucharan Singh reportedly maintained many bank accounts for financial transactions and used credit cards often. It was also discovered by the police that he had over ten bank accounts. According to a report in the Free Press Journal, he took out ₹14,00 from an ATM. He pulled out cash and paid off one credit card with another using credit cards.

Hargit Singh, the father of Gurucharan Singh, recently claimed that he was ignorant of his son’s precarious financial situation. Hargit had stated in an interview with Bombay Times, “I was unaware of my son’s financial circumstances. He never discussed it with me. Thus, I am ignorant of everything.”

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