Tue, Jan 6 05:28 PM
Kochi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team investigating the 1992 murder of Sister Abhaya to continue with the probe.
A single bench of Justice R. Basanth said that the final decision would be taken Thursday on whether a division bench should hear the case.
His observations come after the CBI filed a clarification petition on the manner in which Justice K. Hema had on Jan 1 made some remarks on the present CBI team and wanted a higher official to take over the case. She had granted bail to the three accused in the murder.
The body of Sister Abhaya, a resident of Pius X Hostel, was found in the well of the Kottayam convent March 27, 1992.
The three accused - two priests Jose Putarika and Thomas M.Kottor and Sister Seffi - were arrested Nov 19 by the CBI team - the 13th after 12 earlier teams failed to crack the case.
Putarika is a former Malayalam professor at the Kottayam college where Abhaya studied, Kottor is the Diocesan chancellor of the Catholic Church at Kottayam and Sister Seffi was a resident of the convent when the incident took place. more
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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