Abhaya murder: Kottur gets 2 life terms, Steffi sentenced to life
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Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 : A CBI Special Court on Wednesday sentenced Catholic priest Thomas M Kottur to two life terms and co-convict Sister Steffi to life imprisonment for the murder of Sister Abhaya in Kottayam 28 years ago. Judge K Sanilkumar also imposed fines of Rs 5 lakh each on the two convicts.
Kottur has to pay additional Rs 1 lakh as fine as he was also found guilty of trespassing the Pious Tenth Convent, where Sister Abhaya was found dead in a well on March 27, 1992. Kottur was handed the second life imprisonment under Section 449 for barging into the convent.
Sr Abhaya murder: Fr Kottur gets two life terms, Sr Sephy sentenced to life
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Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 (IANS): A CBI Special Court on Wednesday sentenced Catholic priest Fr Thomas M Kottur to two life terms and co-convict Sr Sephy to life imprisonment for the murder of Sr Abhaya in Kottayam 28 years ago. Judge K Sanilkumar also imposed fines of Rs 5 lac each on the two convicts.
Fr Kottur has to pay additional Rs 1 lac as fine as he was also found guilty of trespassing the Pious Tenth Convent, where Sr Abhaya was found dead in a well on March 27, 1992. Fr Kottur was handed the second life imprisonment under Section 449 for barging into the convent.
Sr Abhaya case: Charges against priest & nun ‘unbelievable’, says church The accused persons have the right to go for an appeal against the order and prove their innocence, the archdiocese said in a statement. Updated: December 23, 2020 7:59:53 pm
Sister Abhaya was found dead in a well in St Pius convent in Kottayam in 1992. (Express photo)
The Knanaya Catholic Church on Wednesday termed ‘unbelievable’ the allegations against its priest and a nun,
for an appeal and prove their ‘innocence.’
The Kottayam diocese of the church, however, said it accepted the verdict of the court, which on Wednesday sentenced Fr Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy to life imprisonment, 28 years after Abhaya, an inmate of the church convent, was found dead under mysterious circumstances.
Sister Abhaya case: Allegations against priest & nun unbelievable, says church
The Kottayam diocese of the church, however, said it accepted the verdict of the court, which on Wednesday sentenced Fr Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy to life imprisonment.
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The body of Sister Abhaya, a resident of the Pius X Convent in Kottayam, was found in the well of the convent compound on March 27, 1992. By PTI
KOTTAYAM: The Knanaya Catholic Church on Wednesday termed as unbelievable , the allegations against its priest and a nun,
The Kottayam diocese of the church, however, said it accepted the verdict of the court, which on Wednesday sentenced Fr Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy to life imprisonment, 28 years after Abhaya, an inmate of the church convent, was found dead under mysterious circumstances.
Allegations Against Priest and Nun in Sister Abhaya s Murder Case Unbelievable , Says Church
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The Knanaya Catholic Church on Wednesday termed as unbelievable , the allegations against its priest and a nun, convicted of murder by a CBI court in the Sister Abhaya case, as it said they have the right to go for an appeal and prove their innocence.
The Kottayam diocese of the church, however, said it accepted the verdict of the court, which on Wednesday sentenced Fr Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy to life imprisonment, 28 years after Abhaya, an inmate of the church convent, was found dead under mysterious circumstances.