Kannur rape case: DNA test confirms that Catholic Priest fathered infant

Weeks after he was arrested for raping a minor and impregnating her, DNA tests have proved that Father Robin Vadakkumchery is indeed the biological father of the newborn child, media reports from Kerala said. DNA samples of the priest, the minor survivor and the child were sent to the Forensic laboratory in Thiruvananthapuram and the reports have been sent to the police.

Robin Vadakkumchery was arrested earlier this year, days after the minor rape survivor delivered an infant which led the child helpline officials to take up the matter. Reports said that while the police have refused to make the results of the test officially public, the same will be submitted to the court as evidence against the catholic priest. Sources from the police department, however, confirm that the DNA test confirms that the protest was the infant's biological father.

The Priest of Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady is accused of raping a minor who was a school student and attempting to destroy evidence of the crime. The case had become a challenge for the investigating authorities with even the parents of the survivor refusing to give a statement against the priest.

While the main accused along with others who helped him cover up the crime have been arrested, two more nuns surrendered before the police on Thursday but were let off on bail.

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