Bishop Mulakkal questioned for 7 hrs, ‘cooperates’ fully

Kochi | Thursday | 20th September, 2018

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Questioning to continue todayKOCHI: Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of rape by a nun, was grilled by an investigation team for over seven hours on Wednesday. “The questioning this time was far better compared to the one we had in Jalandhar as we have more evidence now. The bishop reportedly cooperated with the police and questioning will continue on Thursday, with the investigation team hopeful that they will be able to decide soon whether he needs to be arrested or not. The Tripunithura facility was reportedly chosen due to its hi-tech features – hidden cameras, microphones, two-way mirrors and wireless devices that allows closer monitoring of the suspect and enables the interrogators to get live inputs from outside.According to sources with the investigation team, Mulakkal was asked around 150 questions. The bishop is cooperating with the questioning,” a source said..