Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar / Jullundur is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, located in the city of Jalandhar in the Ecclesiastical province of Delhi in India.History
In 2018 a rape complaint against Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal, the police received a copy of the victim nun's statement, given to Changanasseri, Kerala Judicial First Class Magistrate under Section 164 of Code of Criminal Procedure. Kerala Police arrested Franco Mulakkal for allegedly raping a nun multiple times between 2014 and 2016. The arrest was made in September 2018 in Kochi, India. He was interrogated by the Kerala Police for three days before arrest. Vijay Sakhare, inspector general of Kerala Police said "After our investigation, we have enough evidence that the bishop, prima facie, has committed the crime." On September 20, 2018, Pope Francis accepted Mulakki's request for a leave of absence.
On 8 October 2018, Bishop Agnelo Gracias took office as apostolic administrator sede plena et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the diocese, after Mulakkal's arrest.
