Hyderabad, May 26 -- Sister Anupama, a key figure that spearheaded the movement against rape accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal, has left the convent and reunite with her family in Alappuzha, Kerala.

The rape incident came to light in 2018, when the six nuns, at the Missionaries of Jesus convent in Kottayam, levelled allegations against the priest of raping a fellow nun multiple times between 2014 to 2016.

However, even after registering a case against the priest, who was then head of the Latin Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar, he was not arrested.

Sister Anupama and the five nuns fought bravely against Bishop Franco Mulakkal and stood like a pillar with the rape victim despite facing immense pressure from the Catholic church. They launched a...