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Sister Abhaya murder case: Kerala priest, nun convicted after nearly three decades


Sister Abhaya murder case: Kerala priest, nun convicted after nearly three decades
Thiruvananthapuram: In a landmark judgement on Tuesday, a CBI court here after nearly three decades of Sister Abhaya murder, found two of the prime accused guilty in the infamous case that has seen several ups and down and even a third accused set free.
The judge K. Sanalkumar, however, reserved the sentencing on the quantum of punishment for Wednesday for Catholic priest Thomas M.Kottur (first accused) and Nun Seffi (third accused).
The judgment took 28 years to come by. Varghese P. Thomas who quit the CBI while he had 10 years of service was the first officer who found out that Abhaya was murdered. He burst into tears as he told the media on Tuesday that finally the truth has come out. ....

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CBI court finds Fr Kottur, Sr Sephy guilty of murdering Sr Abhaya


CBI court finds Fr Kottur, Sr Sephy guilty of murdering Sr Abhaya
  Tue, Dec 22 2020 11:35:55 AM
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 22 (IANS): In a landmark judgement on Tuesday, a CBI court here after nearly three decades of Sr Abhaya murder, found two of the prime accused guilty in the infamous case that has seen several ups and down and even a third accused set free.
The judge K. Sanalkumar, however, reserved the sentencing on the quantum of punishment for Wednesday for Catholic priest Fr Thomas M Kottur (first accused) and nun Sr Sephy (third accused).
The judgment took 28 years to come by.
From L to R: Sr Abhaya, Fr Thomas Kottoor and Sr Sephy ....

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Sister Abhaya murder case: Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Stephy guilty


A court under the Central Bureau of Investigation announced their verdict in the murder case of Catholic nun Sister Abhaya on Tuesday. The special court pronounced two accused, Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Stephy, as guilty.
Sister Abhaya, a resident of Pius X convent in Kottayam in Kerala, was found dead in the well of the convent on March 27, 1992. Initially, the Crime Branch and CBI deemed the death a suicide but activist Joemon Puthenpurackal formed an Action Council and was pursuing the case.
The turnaround happened after Puthenpurackal, managed to get the case reopenedand and following this, the CBI cracked it. On November 19, 2008, the CBI arrested the three accused, who included Poothrikkayil, a former Malayalam professor at the Kottayam college where Abhaya studied; Kottor, the Diocesan chancellor of the Catholic Church at Kottayam and Seffi, a resident of the convent when the incident took place. ....

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