MYSURU: NR police on Sunday registered an FIR against three religious leaders for allegedly raping a minor girl from Mysuru.

Of the three priests named in the FIR, two are from Mangaluru and one is from Mysuru. The FIR was filed on the high court’s direction. The crime took place in Mangaluru in November.

The girl informed her mother about the rape , but police in Mangaluru allegedly refused to file a case. The woman then moved the high court with the help of an NGO. Based on the complaint, the high court directed the Mysuru city police commissioner to investigate the case.

The woman had agreed to send her daughter with the priests to Mangaluru after the trio promised a government job for the minor and Rs 1 lakh for the construction of their house.

