By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Feb 8, 2023: The Delhi High court has declared a virginity test conducted on a Catholic nun as part of a probe into the murder case as “unconstitutional.” “The virginity test conducted on a female detainee, accused under investigation, or in custody, whether judicialContinue Reading
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on January 19 agreed to hear the appeal moved by Father Thomas Kottoor challenging the trial court verdict convicting him for the murder of Sister Abhaya. A Division Bench of Justices K Vinod Chandran and M R Anitha admitted Father Kottoor’s appeal. In his appeal,Continue 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
Thiruvananthapuram: The CBI has stated it was the Crime Branch that destroyed the evidence in connection with the Sister Abhaya case. CBI DYSP Devarajan, who investigated the case on destruction of evidence as per court direction, informed the court that Crime Branch officer K Samuel, who probed the case, wasContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s longest murder probe took another turn on January 22 with a CBI court ordering the investigating agency to arraign former crime branch Superintendent of Police K T Michael as an accused in the Sister Abhaya murder case for allegedly destroying evidence. Sister Abhaya was found dead in theContinue Reading