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'''Lissy Vadakkel''' {{post-nominals |post-noms= [[Third Order of Saint Francis|TOSF]]}} is an Indian Roman Catholic nun and member of the [[Franciscan Clarist Congregation]]. She is a key witness in the rape case against Bishop [[Franco Mulakkal]].

In June 1989 Vadakkel was one of four nuns to establish a Catholic school at the Alphonsa Convent in [[Ramakrishnapur]] for children of employees at the Singreni Collieries Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fccvijayawada.org/home/convent/5539|title=Alphonsa Convent, Ramakrishnapur|accessdate=12 April 2019|year=2014|publisher=FCC Nirmala Province,Vijayawada}}</ref>

Vadakkel testified in 2018 as a key witness in the rape case against Bishop [[Franco Mulakkal]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/nun-rape-case-kerala-govt-asked-to-provide-protection-to-key-witness/articleshow/68848061.cms|title=Kerala nun rape case: State asked to give protection to key witness nun|accessdate=12 April 2019|date=12 April 2019|work=Times of India|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.|author=Jaikrishnan Nair}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/mar/26/ultimatum-to-sr-lissy-move--or-face-the-law-1955817.html|title=Ultimatum to Sr Lissy: Move or face the law|website=The New Indian Express|accessdate=12 April 2019|date=26 March 2019|publisher=The New Indian Express}}</ref> After testifying, Vadakkel was confined in a guest house in [[Muvattupuzha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/order-explains-transfer-of-nun-who-spoke-against-rape-accused-bishop-in-india-42194/|title=Order explains transfer of nun who spoke against rape-accused bishop in India|accessdate=12 April 2019|date=11 March 2019|website=Catholic News Agency}}</ref> In February 2019 Sister Alphonsa Abraham, superior of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation's Nirmala Province, and three of her deputies were charged by [[Kerala]] police for wrongful confinement of Vadakkel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucanews.com/news/indian-nuns-charged-with-confining-rape-witness/84557|title=Indian nuns charged with confining rape witness|website=ucanews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/mar/17/nun-who-protested-against-rape-accused-bishop-franco-mulakkal-claims-threat-to-her-life-1952055.html|title=Nun who protested against rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal claims threat to life|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/return-to-vijayawada-by-march-31-fcc-tells-sr-lissy-vadakkel-1.3676146|title=Return to Vijayawada by March 31; FCC tells Sr Lissy Vadakkel|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/convent-gives-ultimatum-sister-lissy-vadakkel-leave-kerala-and-report-vijayawada-98939 |title=Convent gives ultimatum to sister Lissy Vadakkel to leave Kerala and report to Vijayawada |publisher=The News Minute |date=25 March 2019|accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref> In April 2019 she became the first person in India to receive government protection as a "Group A witness" under a new law to protect witnesses in sensitive court cases. The protection was ordered on April 9 by the district judge of [[Kottayam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/nun-who-reported-bishop-accused-rape-receives-witness-protection-56078|title=Nun who reported bishop accused of rape receives witness protection|first=Matters|last=India|date=12 April 2019|website=Global Sisters Report}}</ref>

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