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Life sentence for Fr Thomas Kottoor, Sister Sephy in sensational Sr Abhaya murder case
Fr Kotoor was imposed fine for murder, destruction of evidence and tresspassing while Sr Sephy was imposed fine for murder and destruction of evidence.
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Fr Thomas Kottoor (L) and Sr Sephy were found guilty by the special CBI Court in Thiruvananthapuram. (Photo| Vincent Pulickal, EPS) By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The CBI Special Court has awarded life sentence to Fr Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy in the sensational Sister Abhaya murder case. The Court has also imposed a fine of Rs six-and-a-half lakh on Kottoor and five lakh on Sephy. Fr Kotoor was imposed fine for murder, destruction of evidence and tresspassing while Sr Sephy was imposed fine for murder and destruction of evidence.
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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.
On Wednesday, a CBI court sentenced the Sister Abhaya accused to life imprisonment. The preliminary probe of the case was conducted by the local police for 17 days (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The third accused, Father Jose Poothrikkayil, was discharged by the CBI Court last year
Thiruvananthapuram: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Wednesday announced the quantum of punishment of the two persons convicted for the murder of Sister Abhaya. The two convicts were sentenced to life imprisonment.
Both accused Sister Sephy and Father Thomas Kottoor were convicted by the CBI court on Tuesday. The judgement was ordered after a wait of 28 years by CBI judge K Sanal Kumar. Another accused in the case, Father Jose Poothrikkayil, was discharged by the CBI Court last year.