INDIA
The Indian Express
By: PTI | Kannur (kerala) | Published:March 5, 2017
Police today intensified the search to trace seven absconding accused, including five nuns and a doctor, who are on the run since the arrest of a Catholic priest accused of raping a minor girl. The five nuns and the gynaecologist of the church-run hospital, where the 16-year-old girl delivered a boy, continued to evade the arms of the law.
The search conducted for the second day on Sunday failed to yield any result, investigating officer Sunilkumar told PTI.
A helper, Thangamma, is among the accused absconding, he said.
Police had yesterday said eight persons had been booked for their alleged role in hiding facts related to the case relating to the rape and subsequent delivery of the baby by the 11th standard student on February 7.
They were booked under non-bailable sections of POCSO Act and Juvenile Justice Act.
Fr Robin alias Mathew Vadakkancheril, who was the vicar of the local church at Kottiyoor in Kannur district and the prime accused in the case, was arrested on February 28.
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