Arrested Priest Moves High Court for Bail

The Hindu
December 19, 2015

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The priest arrested in connection with a case relating to the rape of a minor girl at North Paravur on Friday filed a bail petition in the Kerala High Court.

Fr. Edwin Figarez, the accused, who went into hiding after the registration of the case, was arrested recently by the police. He had fled to the UAE and thereafter to other states. In his bail petition, the accused who is a priest with the Lourdes Matha Church, Puthenvelikkara, said he was innocent and the case had been foisted on him.

The High Court had earlier dismissed his anticipatory bail petition. The accused priest had surrendered before the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Aluva, on December 8 and his arrest was recorded. He was later remanded in judicial custody till December 17.