Rape-accused former Bishop of Jalandhar Franco Mulakkal (File Photo) | Photo Credit: BCCL

Chandigarh: A little over five months after Bishop Franco Mulakkal was granted interim bail in connection with the alleged rape of a nun, a convention held in Jalandhar on Friday passed a resolution demanding that his bail is revoked. Titled 'About Bishop Franco Mulakkal', the resolution was passed at the convention organised to celebrate International Women's Day on Friday.

Among the attendees were three leaders of Kerala-based 'Save our Sisters' Action Council which has been working tirelessly in search of justice for the rape survivor nun, according to a report by The Indian Express. The convention was organised by Janwadi Istri Sabha, Punjab, at Desh Bhagat Memorial Hall.

Punjab: Members of Janwadi Istri Sabha take out a protest rally in Jalandhar demanding arrest of Bishop of Jalandhar Franco Mulakkal, who is accused of raping a nun. pic.twitter.com/AM0N6vu3Nq — ANI (@ANI) September 12, 2018

In the resolution, attendees stated that the former bishop of Jalandhar used his influence to target the nuns who dared to stand witness to his crimes. The reference was to five nuns who are currently living with the survivor nun at a convent in Kerala's Kuravilangad. The nuns were issued transfer orders and ordered to refrain from speaking to the media demanding the rape-accused bishop's arrest.

The resolution demanded that Mulakkla is suspended from Roman Catholic church and defrocked at the earliest in addition to the cancellation of transfer orders issued to the nuns who have expressed solidarity with the rape survivor nun. Following the convention, a protest march was held by hundreds of women from Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall to BMC Chowk via Company Bagh and Shastri Market Chowk, reported the national daily.

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