New Delhi: A group of agitating nuns alleged Kerala director general of police (DGP) Loknath Behra sabotaging the ongoing inquiry and said they will move the court. The said all this a day after taking to streets seeking justice for them who was allegedly raped by Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mullakal.

The National Commission for Women (NCW) said it directed the DGP to file a case against law-maker P C George for portraying the victim in bad light by terming her a prostitute.

Support swelled to five nuns of Missionaries of Jesus Congregation as many priests, politicians, activists and a retired judge visited them at dharna site and decried the police inaction. Nuns said they have much hope from the judiciary and will move the high court on Monday. Marxist veteran V S Achuthanandan and Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo member Brinda Karat also pledged their support.

“We have full faith in the ongoing investigation being carried out by Vaikkom deputy superintendent of police K Subhash. But we suspect DGP Loknath Behra and inspector general of police (IGP) Vijay Sakre are not allowing him to carry out a free and fair investigation,” said sister Anupama, adding 75 days passed since their fellow nun filed the police complaint.

“The investigating team quizzed the victim at least seven times but the accused was questioned only once. It seems higher police authorities are quite frightened to touch the bishop. Nobody is with us and our lives are in danger but we will go to any extent for justice,” she alleged, questioning the silence of church authorities.