Adakka Raju has been a trend since Tuesday on social networks. “Today you will be with me in paradise,” Jesus Christ said to one of the thieves who was crucified with him, as it is written in the Bible. Comparing Adakka Raju, whose testimony was crucial in the 1992 murder …
Read More »28 years after the murder of a 19-year-old in Kerala, the court finds a priest and nun guilty
Written by Shaju Philip | Thiruvananthapuram | December 23, 2020 4:46:12 am Sister Abhaya was found dead in 1992. A WATER bottle that had fallen near the refrigerator inside the kitchen with dripping water, a veil found under the door closed from the outside, an ax, a basket, two slippers …
Read More »How A Former Thief’s Account Became Crucial In Condemning Sister Abhaya’s Killers
On the morning of Mr Abhaya’s death, Raju had broken into the convent grounds to steal something when he saw the priests. Two roommates, two fellow nuns, a senior nun, two cooks, and a neighbor: These people had some information about how 19-year-old Sister Abhaya landed dead in the well …
Read More »‘So Happy I’ll Drink Tonight’: Former Thief Who Became Key Witness In Sister Abhaya Murder Case
By: Express Web Desk | Kochi | Updated: December 22, 2020 8:25:08 pm Raju (pictured) had testified to IWC investigating officers that he had seen Father Kottoor and Father José Puthrukkayil on the convent grounds in the early morning hours of the same day the sister’s body was removed. Abhaya …
Read More »From suicide to murder verdict, a 28-year journey
Written by Shaju Philip, edited by Explained Desk | Thiruvnanthapuram | Updated: December 22, 2020 1:02:55 pm Sister Abhaya was found dead on March 27, 1992. A special IWC court in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday found Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy are guilty in the case of the murder of …
Read More »Sister Abhaya murder case: 28 years later, both defendants were found guilty
The hostility of the witnesses was the biggest challenge the prosecution faced during the trial. After a 28-year long wait, the verdict was handed down on Tuesday on the mysterious death of Sister Abhaya, a teenage nun in Kerala. An IWC court in Thiruvananthapuram convicted the defendants, Father Thomas Kottoor …
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