Sister Abhaya: 28 Years After Murder, CBI Court Finds Kottayam Priest and Nun Guilty
The trial in the case began on August 26 last year and many witnesses had turned hostile.
Sister Abhaya. Photo: Twitter/@bijugovind
Law22/Dec/2020
Thiruvananthapuram: A CBI court, on Tuesday, found a Catholic priest and a nun guilty in connection with the murder of 21-year-old Sister Abhaya, whose body was found in the well of a convent in Kottayam in 1992.
The verdict in this regard was pronounced by CBI special court Judge J. Sanal Kumar. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on Wednesday.
The court said the murder charges against Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy will stand. Both are in judicial custody. Another accused in the case, Father Poothrakayal was discharged earlier over lack of evidence.