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Almost four years after her appeal in court, state yet to appoint public prosecutor.

After years of isolation and struggle, Sister Ranit recently decided to publicly reveal her identity. 

“Till now, it was my allies who spoke for me. But now there’s no point in me keeping quiet. I must come out and speak for myself,” said Ranit, a senior Catholic nun living in Kuravilangadu, Kerala. In 2018, she filed a police complaint against Franco Mulakkal, the then bishop of Jalandhar, accusing him of repeatedly raping her between 2014 and 2016. This was the first instance in India of a nun filing a case of rape against a bishop.

Through a series of recent interviews, to Asianet News, Mathrubhumi and others, the nun has made it clear that she will fight the case till the end. 

The convent Ranit lives in is part of the Missionaries of Jesus congregation, which…

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This is the first time in nine years that Sister Ranit has publicly revealed her identity.

“I want people to know that we are still alive, we are still here…our struggle is still continuing,” said Sister Ranit in an interview to Asianet News, published on January 10, 2026. 

This is the first time in nine years that Sr Ranit has publicly revealed her identity.

In 2018, Ranit, a senior nun living at the St Francis Mission Home in Kuravilangadu, Kerala, accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of raping her multiple times. Franco was then the Bishop of the Jalandhar diocese.

The case was unprecedented. Never before in India had a nun filed a formal police complaint against a sitting bishop for sexual violence. 

In January 2022, a trial court acquitted Franco. In 2023, he met the late Pope Francis and resigned from his position. Franco now holds the…

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“I hope I can be a voice and help, going forward, those people and nuns who are denied justice,” Sr Lucy told the media. She is a prominent voice in the protests against rape-accused Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal

In a stirring affirmation of courage, Sr Lucy Kalappurackal, an unyeilding voice in the protests against rape-accused Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal, enrolled as a lawyer in the Kerala High Court on Saturday, January 10. She completed her law studies while temporarily staying in a hostel after being thrown out of the Congregation for learning to drive, publishing a poetry collection, and supporting the survivor nun in the Franco case.

“I was denied justice when I fought for a nun. I am sure many nuns feel happy about today, even if they express it differently. I studied law to strengthen myself in my legal battle. I hope I can be a voice and…

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