SISTER ABHAYA’S GRUESOME MURDER CASE – JUSTICE DELAYED, DENIED BUT DELIVERED AT LAST
(Article was written based on the detailed report published by the Hindu dated 2 nd January 2021 under the caption – Priest, nun, and the murder of a witness by K.S. Sudhi and Hiran Unnikrishnan. We have to applaud the reporters to expose the weak-links of the Investigatingagencies, High Level intimidations, Religious Interferences etc. ) Details of Occurrence: Sister Abhaya, 21, born Beena Thomas, had taken holy orders in May 1990, and was pursuing a pre-degree course at the BCM College in Kottayam. On 26 th March, 1992 – one day before her death, She along with other inmates of the hostel had gone for a Bible Convention and was quite cheerful. She asked her room-mate to wake her up the next morning so that she could prepare for her exam. The victim Sister Abhaya had gone downstairs to the kitchen to fetch drinking water early morning on March 27, 1992, when she accidentally caught Father Kottoor- Age 71, who had sneaked into the hostel, being intimate with Sister Sephy – Age 57