Sister Liz Maria and Sister Anitta, charged with covering up the rape of a minor girl by a Catholic priest in Kottiyoor, surrendered before the Kannur police on Thursday.Kannur: Two more people, charged with covering up the rape of a minor girl by a Catholic priest in Kottiyoor in Kannur district, surrendered before the police and were granted bail by a court on Thursday.
Sixth and seventh accused, Sister Liz Maria and Sister Anitta, surrendered before Peravoor circle-inspector N. Sunil Kumar at 6.45 am on Thursday. They allegedly hid facts related to the incident.
The two nuns were questioned, their statements recorded before being produced before a court in Thalassery, which granted them bail.
The Kerala High Court had earlier directed them to surrender before the Peravoor Circle Inspector when their anticipatory bail plea had come up for hearing.
They should be produced before the court for bail, the HC had said.
Fr Robin Vadakkumcherry, who was the vicar of the local church in Kottiyoor and the prime accused in the case, was arrested on February 28 on charges of sexually exploiting and impregnating the 16-year-old girl.
The victim gave birth to a child in February 7 at a private hospital in Kuthuparamba in this district. The child was taken to an orphanage at Vythiri in Wayanad district.
With these two absconding nuns appearing before the police, all accused charged for their alleged role in the sexual exploitation and subsequent delivery of the baby by the girl have surrendered before the police.
