KOTTAYAM: The investigation team will file a plea in the court seeking to subject bishop Franco Mulackal to a lie detector test since police suspect that bishop is lying about several things. The police will file a plea in the court at 2:30 pm on Monday when the remand duration gets over.

Bishop has not yet confessed the crime though it was proved that the nun was sexually abused. Bishop has denied all allegations in the interrogation led by Kottayam SP Hari Shankar and investigation officer K Subhash. The lie detector test cannot be conducted unilaterally. The police need the permission of the accused to conduct the lie detector test.

Meantime, the police have informed that more arrests are likely to occur in connection with the case. Fr. James Erthayil and Missionaries of Jesus PRO sister M J Amala will be made accused in the case for trying to influence the witness and disgracing the victim by revealing her photographs. The district police chief has directed to complete the case within one week.