The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted bail to a Catholic priest and a nun convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 21-year old Sister Abhaya, whose body was found in the well of a convent in Kottayam in 1992.
The observation came in view of lack of explanation from the prosecution side on various aspects of the case like how the murder weapon was initially said to be an axe and later was termed as a hand-axe in the remand report.
Catholic priest accused in Sister Abhaya murder case moves HC
By Mansoor| Updated: 18th January 2021 9:40 pm IST Sister Abhaya (Source: Twitter)
Kochi: A Catholic priest convicted in the Sister Abhaya murder case moved the Kerala High Court on Monday, challenging the verdict by the Special CBI court, Thiruvananthapuram, awarding him double life sentence.
Father Thomas Kottoor, currently in jail, alleged that the order of the conviction and sentence passed by the Special CBI Court was “absolutely improper and incorrect”.
He submitted that it was “opposed to law and contrary to the facts, circumstances and evidence and hence it is unsustainable”.
Updated Jan 18, 2021 | 21:58 IST
Father Thomas Kottoor, currently in jail, alleged that the order of the conviction and sentence passed by the Special CBI Court was absolutely improper and incorrect . Sister Abhaya case: Father Thomas Kottoor moves Kerala HC [File photo] | Photo Credit: ANI
Kochi: A Catholic priest convicted in the Sister Abhaya murder case moved the Kerala High Court on Monday, challenging the verdict by the Special CBI court, Thiruvananthapuram, awarding him double life sentence.
Father Thomas Kottoor, currently in jail, alleged that the order of the conviction and sentence passed by the Special CBI Court was absolutely improper and incorrect .