By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Sept 18, 2021: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was among those mourning the death of K M Roy, a veteran journalist whose boldness had brought to limelight the murder of a Catholic nun. Roy died on September 18 at his residence in Kochi, Kerala. HeContinue Reading
Kochi: Human rights activist Jomon Puthanpurakkal on July 8 moved the Kerala High Court questioning the parole granted to two life-term convicts in Sister Abhaya murder case, Father Thomas Kotoor and Sister Sefi. Both were released on 90-day special parole in May citing the recommendations of the committee constituted byContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Thiruvananthapuram: God came in the form of a burglar and became a key witness in the Sister Abhaya case, says the convener of the action council that waged a three-decade long battle to get justice for the nun who was murdered in a Kerala convent 28Continue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court will on December 22 deliver its verdict on the murder of Sister Abhaya, whose body was found inside a convent well in Kerala’s Kottayam town 28 years ago. The court is expected to rule on the matter at 11 am. Among theContinue Reading
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has declined the plea of the accused in the Sister Abhaya murder case to defer until further orders the examination of witnesses amid the pandemic. The court on October 6 observed that the criminal proceedings of a case registered in 1992 are yet to attainContinue Reading
Thiruvalla: On the morning of May 7, Divya P. John, a 21-year-old novice with the Basilian Sisters near here, attended class as usual, a church spokesman says. But an hour later, around noon, her body was found in a well at the convent. Rescuers retrieved the body and bypassed aContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, July 11, 2019: The trial in the 27-year-old case of Sister Abhaya murder finally began at the CBI special court in Thiruvananthapuram on July 11. Facing trial in the case are Catholic priest Father Thomas M. Kottoor, the first accused, and Sister Stephy, the third accused. Since Stephy wasContinue Reading
Kochi, April 10, 2019: The Kerala high court on April 9 dismissed revision petitions filed by a priest and a nun seeking discharge in the murder of Sister Abhaya and directed them to stand trial in the case. Sister Abhaya was found dead in the well of the Pious XContinue Reading