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"Made-Up Conversion Story": Tribal Girls After Bail To Kerala Nuns
- Saturday August 2, 2025
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary
Kumari Lalita Usendi, her voice firm but emotional, says she feels good that she has been proven innocent. "Jyoti Sharma sent bhaiya and sister to jail without any proof. Today we got bail, and it feels good," Ms Usendi said.
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Kerala Nuns Get Bail In Human Trafficking, Religious Conversion Case In Chhattisgarh
- Saturday August 2, 2025
- India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir
A special NIA court in Chhattisgarh has granted conditional bail to two Kerala nuns and a male companion who were arrested last week on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion.
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Meghalaya's Conrad Sangma Calls For Release of Arrested Kerala Nuns
- Friday August 1, 2025
- India News | Ratnadip Choudhury
Two nuns, along with another person Sukhman Mandavi, were arrested on charges of them of forcibly converting three women and trafficking them.
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Assaulted By 'Rescuers': Girl Accompanied By Kerala Nuns Who Were Arrested
- Friday August 1, 2025
- India News | Anurag Dwary
Two nuns from Kerala along with Sukaman Mandavi were arrested in Chhattisgarh on accusations of forcibly converting three women and trafficking them.
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Amid Political Row, No Bail For Nuns Arrested In Religious Conversion Case
- Wednesday July 30, 2025
- India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir
A court in Chhattisgarh has declined to hear the bail plea of two Kerala-based nuns, who were arrested in Durg on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion.
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Priyanka Gandhi Leads Kerala Nuns' Arrest Protest, Shashi Tharoor Missing
- Wednesday July 30, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
As Kerala MPs led by Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra protested in Parliament over the arrest of two nuns in Chhattisgarh on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion, senior party leader Shashi Tharoor was absent
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Bishop Franco Meets Pope For First Time After Acquittal In Nun's Rape Case
- Tuesday February 14, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
In September 2018, the bishop was temporarily relieved of his responsibilities of the diocese by Pope Francis after Mr Mulakkal was questioned by the Kerala police over rape charges levelled by the nun.
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Expelled Kerala Nun Goes On Indefinite Fast Against Convent Authorities
- Tuesday September 27, 2022
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
Sister Lucy Kalappura, who had protested against Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the nun rape case and was expelled by the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, began an indefinite fast today before the convent alleging denial of basic amenities.
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Kerala Court Grants Bail To Priest And Nun Convicted In Sister Abhaya Murder Case
- Thursday June 23, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted bail to a Catholic priest and a nun convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 21-year old Sister Abhaya, whose body was found in the well of a convent in Kottayam in 1992.
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Opinion: The Acquittal Of Kerala Bishop Is Best Example Of A Bad Judgement
- Monday January 17, 2022
- Opinion | Brinda Karat
This is equally a fight against insensitive and patriarchal judicial blinkers that dehumanise a victim of rape and expect her to abide by a preconceived code of conduct as a "sterling witness".
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"Judgment Missed Context": Kerala Nun's Lawyer Readies For Appeal
- Saturday January 15, 2022
- India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy
A day after Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun multiple times over two years in a case that sparked massive outrage and protests in Kerala, was acquitted by a court, the prosecution has decided to file an appeal.
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After Bishop's Acquittal In Rape Case, Nuns Say They Will File Appeal
- Friday January 14, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
A court in Kerala on Friday acquitted Roman Catholic Bishop Franco Mulakkal of the charges of raping a nun, triggering emotional reactions from nuns who support the survivor, while the jubilant priest urged followers to "praise the lord and be happy"
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Bishop Accused Of Rape Acquitted, Women's Panel "Shocked"
- Friday January 14, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
With a court in Kerala on Friday acquitting a bishop in the rape case of a nun, NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma has said the woman should approach the high court against the judgement.
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Bishop Franco Mulakkal Acquitted In Rape Case, Smiles As He Leaves Court
- Friday January 14, 2022
- India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy
Bishop Franco Mulakkal, a former priest accused of raping a nun multiple times over two years in a case that sparked massive outrage and protests in Kerala, was acquitted by a court today.
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No Going Back From Nun-Hood; Will Continue My Fight: Expelled Catholic Nun
- Monday August 2, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
When a senior advocate in the Kerala High Court suddenly refused her brief in a case regarding her eviction from the home Congregation, Sister Lucy Kalappura did not get upset though she clearly knew that she was fighting a lonely do-or-die battle.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Made-Up Conversion Story": Tribal Girls After Bail To Kerala Nuns
- Saturday August 2, 2025
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary
Kumari Lalita Usendi, her voice firm but emotional, says she feels good that she has been proven innocent. "Jyoti Sharma sent bhaiya and sister to jail without any proof. Today we got bail, and it feels good," Ms Usendi said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Kerala Nuns Get Bail In Human Trafficking, Religious Conversion Case In Chhattisgarh
- Saturday August 2, 2025
- India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir
A special NIA court in Chhattisgarh has granted conditional bail to two Kerala nuns and a male companion who were arrested last week on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meghalaya's Conrad Sangma Calls For Release of Arrested Kerala Nuns
- Friday August 1, 2025
- India News | Ratnadip Choudhury
Two nuns, along with another person Sukhman Mandavi, were arrested on charges of them of forcibly converting three women and trafficking them.
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www.ndtv.com
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Assaulted By 'Rescuers': Girl Accompanied By Kerala Nuns Who Were Arrested
- Friday August 1, 2025
- India News | Anurag Dwary
Two nuns from Kerala along with Sukaman Mandavi were arrested in Chhattisgarh on accusations of forcibly converting three women and trafficking them.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amid Political Row, No Bail For Nuns Arrested In Religious Conversion Case
- Wednesday July 30, 2025
- India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir
A court in Chhattisgarh has declined to hear the bail plea of two Kerala-based nuns, who were arrested in Durg on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion.
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www.ndtv.com
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Priyanka Gandhi Leads Kerala Nuns' Arrest Protest, Shashi Tharoor Missing
- Wednesday July 30, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
As Kerala MPs led by Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra protested in Parliament over the arrest of two nuns in Chhattisgarh on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion, senior party leader Shashi Tharoor was absent
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www.ndtv.com
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Bishop Franco Meets Pope For First Time After Acquittal In Nun's Rape Case
- Tuesday February 14, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
In September 2018, the bishop was temporarily relieved of his responsibilities of the diocese by Pope Francis after Mr Mulakkal was questioned by the Kerala police over rape charges levelled by the nun.
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www.ndtv.com
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Expelled Kerala Nun Goes On Indefinite Fast Against Convent Authorities
- Tuesday September 27, 2022
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
Sister Lucy Kalappura, who had protested against Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the nun rape case and was expelled by the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, began an indefinite fast today before the convent alleging denial of basic amenities.
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www.ndtv.com
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Kerala Court Grants Bail To Priest And Nun Convicted In Sister Abhaya Murder Case
- Thursday June 23, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted bail to a Catholic priest and a nun convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 21-year old Sister Abhaya, whose body was found in the well of a convent in Kottayam in 1992.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion: The Acquittal Of Kerala Bishop Is Best Example Of A Bad Judgement
- Monday January 17, 2022
- Opinion | Brinda Karat
This is equally a fight against insensitive and patriarchal judicial blinkers that dehumanise a victim of rape and expect her to abide by a preconceived code of conduct as a "sterling witness".
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www.ndtv.com
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"Judgment Missed Context": Kerala Nun's Lawyer Readies For Appeal
- Saturday January 15, 2022
- India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy
A day after Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun multiple times over two years in a case that sparked massive outrage and protests in Kerala, was acquitted by a court, the prosecution has decided to file an appeal.
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www.ndtv.com
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After Bishop's Acquittal In Rape Case, Nuns Say They Will File Appeal
- Friday January 14, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
A court in Kerala on Friday acquitted Roman Catholic Bishop Franco Mulakkal of the charges of raping a nun, triggering emotional reactions from nuns who support the survivor, while the jubilant priest urged followers to "praise the lord and be happy"
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www.ndtv.com
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Bishop Accused Of Rape Acquitted, Women's Panel "Shocked"
- Friday January 14, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
With a court in Kerala on Friday acquitting a bishop in the rape case of a nun, NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma has said the woman should approach the high court against the judgement.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bishop Franco Mulakkal Acquitted In Rape Case, Smiles As He Leaves Court
- Friday January 14, 2022
- India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy
Bishop Franco Mulakkal, a former priest accused of raping a nun multiple times over two years in a case that sparked massive outrage and protests in Kerala, was acquitted by a court today.
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www.ndtv.com
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No Going Back From Nun-Hood; Will Continue My Fight: Expelled Catholic Nun
- Monday August 2, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
When a senior advocate in the Kerala High Court suddenly refused her brief in a case regarding her eviction from the home Congregation, Sister Lucy Kalappura did not get upset though she clearly knew that she was fighting a lonely do-or-die battle.
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www.ndtv.com