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 »Sister Abhaya’s murder: Kerala priest and nun sentenced to life in prison
A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sentenced Father Thomas Kotoor and Sister Sephy to life imprisonment for murdering Sister Abhaya, who was found dead in a well in the Pious X convent of the Knanaya Catholic order. in Kottayam in March 1992.. Both were sentenced under …
Read More »28 years later: Priest, nun convicted in the murder case of Sister Abhaya; experts welcome verdict – india news
A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday found the two defendants guilty in the murder case of Sister Abhaya and the amount of their punishment will be announced on Wednesday, putting a dramatic end to the case of 28 years. Defendant Thomas Kotoor and …
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