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28 Years After Murder of Kerala s Sister Abhaya, Accused Priest, Nun Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
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The two prime accused found guilty of killing teenaged nun Sister Abhaya have been sentenced to life imprisonment, almost 28 years after the gruesome murder shook the country.
The punishment for the duo in the longest-running investigation was pronounced by CBI special court judge K Sanal Kumar who also slapped a penalty of five lakh rupees on the two convicts.
Twenty-one-year-old sister Abhaya was found dead in the well of Pius X convent in Kottayam on March 27, 1992. The first accused priest, father Thomas Kottoor, and third accused sister Sephy faced trial.
28 Years After Murder of Kerala s Sister Abhaya, CBI Court Verdict Expected Today
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The verdict in the sister Abhaya murder case, which had shaken the conscience of Kerala, is expected on Tuesday after almost 28 years.
A CBI court is expected to pronounce the verdict. Twenty-one-year-old sister Abhaya was found dead in the well of Pius X convent in Kottayam on March 27, 1992. The first accused priest, father Thomas Kottoor, and third accused sister Sephy faced trial.
The second accused, father Jose Poothrikkayil, was discharged in March 2018 by CBI court following his plea.
The accused had struck a fatal blow to sister Abhaya s head with a blunt object when she entered the kitchen of the convent and saw the accused in a compromising position. She was thrown into the well of the convent to make it look like a suicide.