In latest development regarding Kerala nun rape case, Bishop Franco Mulakkal, arrested by the police over allegations of repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting a nun, was Saturday discharged from the government hospital in the city where he was admitted following complaints of chest pain, officials sources said.

The sensational claims made by the nun of alleged rape have taken the nation by storm and various activists have demanded strictest action against the bishop. The alleged rape case has shaken the conscience of many people and it has raised serious questions over the character of Bishop Franco Mulakkal. The 54-year-old clergyman would be produced in a magistrate court in Pala later in the day. He had complained of pain in his chest while being taken to Kottayam Police club from the Crime Branch office in Thrippunithura in Ernakulam district Friday night, they said.