KOTTAYAM: Pala magistrate court has remanded bishop Franco Mulackal, who was arrested for sexually abusing a nun till October 6 and has sent him to sub jail. The police did not seek bishop’s custody at the court. He was remanded for 14 days following this.

Meanwhile, the bishop has submitted a bail plea in the high court. He alleged in the bail plea that his arrest is illegal and the police had not followed the criminal procedures.

However, the high court has denied petition seeking CBI probe in the case. The court asked the police to conduct an independent investigation.

Meantime, the police have decided to subject the bishop to lie detector test. They will submit a plea in the court for this.