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A special CBI court on Tuesday pronounced a Catholic priest and a nun guilty of the murder of Sister Abhaya whose body was found in a well at a convent in Kerala’s Kottayam district 28 years ago. The case, involving the brutal murder of the 19-year-old Sister Abhaya after she saw two priests in a compromising position with a nun in a convent in 1992, witnessed many twists and turns as witnesses turned hostile and multiple investigative agencies wrote it off as a suicide, provoking protests. The unwavering statement of a thief who had entered the convent that night and had seen the two priests sneak in helped in nailing the guilty.
Priest, nun get life term for murdering Indian novice nun Convicted pair were accused of murdering Sister Abhaya to cover up their sex act Father Thomas Kottoor being taken to jail on Dec. 22 after a court convicted him and a nun of murdering a novice nun some 28 years ago. (Photo supplied) A court in southern India has sentenced a Catholic priest and a nun to life imprisonment for murdering a 19-year-old novice nun and dumping her body in a well more than 28 years ago. The convicts, 71-year-old Father Thomas Kottoor of Kottayam Archdiocese and 57-year-old Sister Sephy, were present in the special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a federal agency, when the sentence was announced on Dec. 23 in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala state.
Abhaya murder case: Fr. Kottoor Sr Sephy awarded lifer India Updated: Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 12:49 [IST] Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23: A CBI court has awarded Father Thomas Kottoor, a double life in connection with the Sister Abhaya murder case. Another accused, Sister Sephy has been sentenced to imprisonment for life in a case that goes back to. 1992.The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on both the convicts. Both Father Kottoor and Sister Sephy were held guilty by the court on Tuesday. They were found guilty of murder, house trespassing to commit a crime and destruction of evidence. The case goes back to March 1992 when Sister Abhaya, a Catholic nun, was found dead in a water well of her convent in Kottayam. The CBI submitted that the Abhaya case is one of the oldest criminal pending cases in the state and the spread of COVID cannot be projected as a reason for further delaying disposal of the case.
Sister Abhaya murder: Both accused found guilty after 28 years PTI Updated : Dec 22, 2020, 12:24 pm IST Another accused in the case, Fr Poothrakayal was discharged earlier over lack of evidence Sister Abhaya. Thiruvananthapuram: A CBI court here on Tuesday found a catholic priest and a nun guilty in connection with the murder of 21-year-old Sister Abhaya, whose body was found in the well of a convent in Kottayam in 1992. The verdict in this regard was pronounced by CBI special court judge J Sanal Kumar.
The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on Wednesday. The court said the murder charges against Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy guilty will stand. Both are in judicial custody.
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Sister Abhaya murder case verdict: 28 years later, both accused found guilty The verdict in the case came 28 years after Sister Abhaya, a 19-year-old Catholic nun, was murdered and her body dumped inside the well of a convent in Kerala's Kottayam. Updated: December 22, 2020 2:41:48 pm Sister Abhaya’s body was found in the well of the St Pius Convent in Kottayam on March 27, 1992. A special CBI court in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday has found Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy guilty in the murder case of Catholic Sister Abhaya. The verdict came 28 years after Sister Abhaya, a 19-year-old Catholic nun, was murdered and her body dumped inside the well of a convent in Kerala’s Kottayam.
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Sister Abhaya case: CBI court find priest, nun guilty PTI/Thiruvananthapuram Full details of the judgement to be released tomorrow. A CBI court here on Tuesday found a catholic priest and a nun guilty in connection with the murder of 21-year-old Sister Abhaya, whose body was found in the well of a convent in Kottayam in 1992. The verdict in this regard was pronounced by CBI special court judge J Sanal Kumar. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on Wednesday. The court said the murder charges against Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy will stand. Both are in judicial custody.
December 22, 2020 CWN Editor's Note: Sister Abhaya was murdered in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala (map). A special Central Bureau of Investigation court ruled that Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy killed Sister Abhaya in order to cover up their relationship. The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.
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