Lashing out at Kerala MLA P.C. George for using ‘abusive language’ against an alleged rape victim, National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma on Sunday said such incidents are shameful.
Ms. Sharma noted that the commission would be writing to Kerala DGP Lokanath Behera to take action against such lawmakers.
The NCW chairperson said the nun was allegedly facing discrimination after levelling sexual assault charges against Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal and that she was not getting support from the church.
Ms. Sharma’s comments come amid reports of the Kerala MLA abusing the nun. In his statement, the MLA asked why didn’t the nun report the incident earlier.
In her complaint filed before the Kuravilangad police station in Kottayam on June 27, the nun had alleged that she had been raped and sexually exploited 14 times by the bishop since May 2014. The Bishop however has denied the allegations and said the truth will come out in the police investigation.
