The 29-year-old Catholic nun, who was allegedly raped in Kandhamal, has filed a petition in the Orissa High Court for shifting the venue of the Test Identification parade of the accused persons from the riot-hit district.

"The TI Parade may be allowed to be held at New Delhi or at any other place in Orissa, preferably Bhubaneswar or Cuttack. Many criminal elements are roaming free in the area and if she goes to Baliguda Court there is reasonable chance of danger to her life," the petition urged.

Earlier the nun had filed a petition in the court of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate at Baliguda of Kandhamal seeking more time and for shifting the venue of the TI Parade to New Delhi. But SDJM Dolagovinda Barik rejected her plea on November 21.

The Court rather asked the CID to submit a final form (status of investigation and remand) in the case by November 24.

The court had fixed the hearing on December 6.