Priest: Priest released on bail in rape case | News from Chennai

Chennai: The Madras High Court has granted conditional bail to a priest of the Chennai Kaalikambal Temple, who was arrested for raping a devotee. Justice TV Tamilselvi has granted a bail application filed by Karthik Munusamy. According to the prosecution, the survivor, an engineer, met the priest when she was working with a private TV channel. During one of her visits, he laced her drink with alcohol and raped her. When she became pregnant, Karthik took her to a private hospital in Vadapalani in February last year and forced her to undergo an abortion. After repeated cases of sexual assault, the woman decided to file a police complaint. TNN