Adakka Raju stood firm to lay down what he saw on that fateful day after all these years, despite having been subjected to most “inhuman torture” by investigative agencies, the court said. Adakka Raju was an ordinary man, a man who scaled the walls of the convent of St. Pius …
Read More »The photographer whose photographs helped prove Sister Abhaya was murdered
Four close-up photos taken by photographer Varghese Chacko had disappeared when the murder case of Sister Abhaya was turned over to CBI. “I knew it was not suicide, since from the beginning, I felt like they were hiding something,” recalls Varghese Chacko, photographer and also the seventh witness in the …
Read More »Sister Abhaya Murder Case: Is Justice Really Served?
Former Kerala High Court judge Kemal Pasha says Abhaya will never be able to get justice because the church she believed in fought for her killers, and not her. A 21-year-old nun was murdered in cold blood to keep a secret safe. The nun accidentally saw two priests and a …
Read More »‘I miss’ that hostile low-income witness in the Abhaya case brought by Harish Salve, court notes
The ruling points to the “fascinatingly bizarre fact” that a “very expensive litigation” of a “underpaid cook” took place in the Supreme Court. Lead Counsel Harish Salve was hired as counsel for one of the witnesses who turned hostile in the Sister Abhaya murder case and the Knayaya Catholic Church …
Read More »‘Beyond belief’: Church supports Sister Abhaya’s killers and refutes accusations
Over the years, the church has consistently supported the defendants in the case and has rejected all the accusations against them. In a reaction that is perhaps not unexpected, the Knanaya Catholic Archpark of Kottayam has said that the allegations against Father Joseph Kottoor and Sister Sephy are incredible. Father …
Read More »In 2,300-page judgment, court looks for holes in CBI evidence
The 2,300-page verdict of the special court of the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI), which acquitted the 32 people accused of conspiring to demolish Babri Masjid in 1992, focused mainly on the lack of credible evidence provided by the investigating agency. Judge Surendra Kumar Yadav determined that absent this, it …
Read More »‘The demolition was a divine act’: leaders welcome the verdict of the CBI special court in the case of demolition of the Babri mosque
The special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation in Lucknow acquitted the 32 defendants in the Babri Masjid demolition case on Wednesday due to lack of conclusive evidence. The IWC court acquitted the 32 defendants, including former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani, former Prime Minister of Madhya Pradesh Uma …
Read More »Babri Masjid Demolition Case Verdict: Shiv Sena Welcomes Absolution
Shiv Sena has welcomed the acquittal of 32 defendants associated with the Ram Janmabhoomi movement in the Babri Masjid demolition case. Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said Wednesday that both the party and Maharashtra Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray have welcomed the verdict. Earlier today, a special IWC court in Lucknow …
Read More »Babri Masjid Demolition Case Verdict Live Updates – CBI Court Verdict in Landmark Case in Short
Nearly three decades after the 16th century structure was razed by a mob in the Uttar Pradesh city of Ayodhya, sparking communal tensions and unrest, a special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will render its verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case on Wednesday. Key defendants in …
Read More »Babri Masjid Demolition Verdict: On High Alert, UP Police Said To Avoid Gatherings
UP police issued a statewide high alert in light of the verdict, in the Babri mosque demolition case, to be handed over by the CBI special court (Ayodhya case) in Lucknow on Wednesday, senior officials said. police. (Full coverage of the Babari Masjid case) Officials said all district police chiefs …
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