Kerala bishop arrested for raping minor girl
According to reports the 17-year-old gave birth to a baby at a private hospital last month.
The accused, a bishop, allegedly shifted them to an orphanage in north Kerala’s Wayanad to hush up the incident.
Father Robin Vaddakumchiryil (48), a bishop of St Sebastian church in Kottiyoor was arrested after the teenager informed the incident to childline, a telephone helpline for children in distress.
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