Trial finally begins in 27-year-old Abhaya murder case
5 years, 8 months ago

Trial finally begins in 27-year-old Abhaya murder case

The Quint  

Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 The trial in the 27-year-old Sister Abhaya murder case finally began at the CBI special court here on Thursday. Facing trial in this notorious case are Catholic priest Thomas M. Kottur, the first accused and a nun, Seffi, who is the third accused. The second accused in the case, another Catholic priest Jose Poothrikkayil, however, was discharged by this court last year. The turnaround came after Puthenpurackal managed to get the case reopened another time, following which the 13th batch of CBI officials arrested the three accused, including Poothrikkayil on November 19, 2008.

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Woman moves Kerala HC against death sentence for murdering boyfriend
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Woman moves Kerala HC against death sentence for murdering boyfriend

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday called for the records in connection with the conviction and death sentence given to a 24-year-old woman for the sensational murder of her boyfriend in 2022. The Neyyattinkara Additional District Sessions Court had on January 20 sentenced Greeshma to death for the murder of her boyfriend Sharon Raj, saying that the manner of …

Kerala High Court Expedites Trial In SFI Worker Abhimanyu's Murder Case, Directs Completion Of Trial Within Nine Months
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Expedites Trial In SFI Worker Abhimanyu's Murder Case, Directs Completion Of Trial Within Nine Months

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has directed the Sessions Court to complete trial into the murder of Abhimanyu, a SFI leader who was stabbed to death in 2018 during a campus political rivalry at Maharajas College in Ernakulam.The direction comes in the plea moved by deceased's mother, stating that the case was pending for six years and there was no progress.Justice …

Kerala HC acquits second accused in rape and murder of woman and daughter in Kumily
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala HC acquits second accused in rape and murder of woman and daughter in Kumily

The Hindu  

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday acquitted Jomon of Kumily, the second accused in a case relating to the rape and murder of a woman and her daughter in 2007, after setting aside the Thodupuzha Session’s Court’s verdict awarding him death sentence in the case. The High Court had in 2018 confirmed the capital punishment imposed …

Nithari Killings | Supreme Court Posts CBI's Appeals Against Acquittal Of Surendra Koli For Final Hearing In March
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Nithari Killings | Supreme Court Posts CBI's Appeals Against Acquittal Of Surendra Koli For Final Hearing In March

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today posted for final hearing the pleas challenging acquittal of Surendra Koli, one of the accused in Noida serial murder cases of 2005-2006. To recap, the Nithari killings came to light in December 2006 when skeletal remains of several children/women were recovered from a drain behind businessman Moninder Singh Pandher's house in Noida's Nithari. Raising questions regarding …

Periya twin-murder case: Setback for CBI as court acquits 6 of 10 persons charged by agency
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Periya twin-murder case: Setback for CBI as court acquits 6 of 10 persons charged by agency

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The verdict in the Periya twin murder case is a setback to the CBI as six of the 10 persons arraigned by the agency were acquitted by the court. The CBI court also allowed four of the six accused in the case to continue on bail till the announcement of the sentence on January 3, despite strong objections raised …

Periya twin murder case: CBI court found 14 guilty including former CPM MLA
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Periya twin murder case: CBI court found 14 guilty including former CPM MLA

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: A CBI court here on Saturday found 14 accused including a CPI former MLA guilty in the murder of two Youth Congress workers - Kripesh and Sarath Lal at Periya in Kasaragod district of Kerala five years ago. Of the 24 accused, the court found the first eight accused guilty of murder and conspiracy charges and another six guilty …

Periya twin murder case verdict: 14 convicted, 10 let off
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Periya twin murder case verdict: 14 convicted, 10 let off

The Hindu  

Fourteen accused, mostly alleged CPI activists, including former Uduma MLA K. V. Kunjuraman, were convicted in the politically sensitive Periye twin murder case by a CBI Special Court on Saturday, December 28, 2024. Those who have been found guilty by the court are Peethambaran, Saji George Suresh Anilkumar Jijin Sreerag, Aswin Sudheesh, Renjith Surendran Manikandan, K. V, Kunjuraman, Velutholi Raghavan …

Periya twin-murder case: CBI court finds 14 persons including former CPM MLA Kunhiraman guilty
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Periya twin-murder case: CBI court finds 14 persons including former CPM MLA Kunhiraman guilty

New Indian Express  

The Crime Branch probed the case and filed a chargesheet against 14 persons. The state government had also challenged the High Court decision to hand over the probe to CBI at the High Court Division Bench and Supreme Court. The first eight accused persons who were directly involved in the murder were found guilty under IPC sections 302, 143, 147,, …

Abhimanyu murder case: HC seeks report on plea to expedite trial
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3 months ago

Abhimanyu murder case: HC seeks report on plea to expedite trial

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Friday called for a report from the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court in the Abhimanyu murder case on a petition filed by Abhimanyu’s mother seeking a directive to expedite trial in the case. Abhimanyu, 21, hailing from a tribal family in Idukki’s Vattavada, was stabbed to death by a gang allegedly consisting of members of the …

3 held for murder of Kerala woman 15 years back
8 months, 3 weeks ago

3 held for murder of Kerala woman 15 years back

Hindustan Times  

Three people were arrested a day after the Kerala police confirmed that Kala, a woman who was suspected to have gone missing in 2009, was murdered, and her remains were reportedly buried in Mannar, an officer familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The woman was suspected to have gone missing in 2009 “The arrested persons were identified as Jinu, …

15 found guilty in Kerala BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivas murder case
1 year, 2 months ago

15 found guilty in Kerala BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivas murder case

The Hindu  

The Mavelikara Additional District Session Court-I on January 20 convicted 15 accused in connection with the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ranjith Sreenivas. Back then, the Communist Party of India -led Left Democratic Front government in the State came under fire for its failure to rein in religious fundamentalist outfits and its “appeasement of communal groups.” ‘Hitlist’ proves crucial …

Kerala court finds 15 guilty in BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivasan murder in Dec 2021, sentence on Monday
1 year, 2 months ago

Kerala court finds 15 guilty in BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivasan murder in Dec 2021, sentence on Monday

New Indian Express  

ALAPPUZHA: A local court here on Saturday found the 15 accused persons -- all linked to PFI-SDPI -- behind the murder of BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivasan in December 2021, guilty. The Mavelikara Additional District Session Court-I Judge Sreedevi V found the first eight accused, who took part in the murder, guilty under Section 302. The 15 accused who are convicted …

Police crack murder case within hours in Sircilla
1 year, 7 months ago

Police crack murder case within hours in Sircilla

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: Sircilla police cracked the murder case of a 65-year-old man within hours after the complaint by arresting three persons including his wife apart from seizing a car, mobile phone and ₹20,000 in cash from their possession in Rajanna Sircilla district on Thursday. SP Akhil Mahajan said that the victim was identified as Ramdani Kashaiah and the accused as Ramdani …

Sister Abhaya Murder Case: Virginity Test of Accused in Custody Unconstitutional, Rules Delhi High Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Sister Abhaya Murder Case: Virginity Test of Accused in Custody Unconstitutional, Rules Delhi High Court

News 18  

The Delhi High Court ruled on Tuesday that the virginity test of an accused during investigation is unconstitutional. The court declared unconstitutional the virginity test conducted on Sister Steffi – the accused in the Sister Abhaya Murder Case in Kerala. “It is declared that the virginity test conducted on a female detainee, accused under investigation, or in custody, whether judicial …

BREAKING| 'Virginity Test On Accused Unconstitutional': Delhi High Court Allows Sister Sephy To Seek Compensation
2 years, 1 month ago

BREAKING| 'Virginity Test On Accused Unconstitutional': Delhi High Court Allows Sister Sephy To Seek Compensation

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held that the virginity test conducted on Sister Sephy in the 1992 Sister Abhaya murder case is unconstitutional. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that the virginity test conducted on an accused during investigation, whether in judicial or police custody, is unconstitutional as being in violation of Article 21 of Constitution of India. Underscoring that …

Sister Abhaya murder case: Virginity test unconstitutional, says Delhi HC
2 years, 1 month ago

Sister Abhaya murder case: Virginity test unconstitutional, says Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

The virginity test conducted on a female detainee or accused under investigation whether in judicial or police custody is unconstitutional, the Delhi high court said on Tuesday. While holding the virginity test conducted on Sister Sephy, convicted for the murder of Sister Abhaya in 1992 in Kerala, as unconstitutional, justice Swarn Kanta Sharma said the basic dignity of a person …

Sister Abhaya Murder Case : Kerala High Court Raises Prima Facie Doubts At Witness Statements While Suspending Convicts' Sentence
2 years, 9 months ago

Sister Abhaya Murder Case : Kerala High Court Raises Prima Facie Doubts At Witness Statements While Suspending Convicts' Sentence

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted bail to convicts Sister Sephy and Father Thomas Kottoor as an interim measure, suspending their sentence till the disposal of the appeal in the 1992 Sister Abhaya murder case. ".A3 is not on trial for her loose morals or character flaws", the High Court said. On the evidence of doctor regarding ante-mortem injuries …

Convicts Sentenced to Life in Abhaya Murder Case, Granted Bail by Kerala HC
2 years, 9 months ago

Convicts Sentenced to Life in Abhaya Murder Case, Granted Bail by Kerala HC

News 18  

The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted bail to a Catholic priest and a nun convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 21-year old Sister Abhaya, whose body was found in the well of a convent in Kottayam in 1992. The order came in an application seeking bail filed by them in their respective appeals challenging their …

Nun and priest get bail in Sister Abhaya murder case
2 years, 9 months ago

Nun and priest get bail in Sister Abhaya murder case

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Thursday granted bail to a Catholic priest and a nun who were sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of 19-year-old sister Abhaya, whose body was found inside a well at a convent in Kottayam in 1992. Father Thomas Kotoor and sister Sefi were convicted and awarded life imprisonment by a special court …

Walayar Rape-Death Case: Kerala High Court Directs CBI To Submit A Report On Ongoing Investigation
3 years, 4 months ago

Walayar Rape-Death Case: Kerala High Court Directs CBI To Submit A Report On Ongoing Investigation

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to present a report on the progress in the investigation conducted so far in the infamous Walayar case that had built up public outrage in the State.Justice P. Gopinath ordered so while hearing the regular bail applications moved by the prime accused in the case. The Kerala High …

[Sister Abhaya Murder Case] Convicts Back In Jail After Parole: State Informs Kerala High Court
3 years, 5 months ago

[Sister Abhaya Murder Case] Convicts Back In Jail After Parole: State Informs Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The State informed the Kerala High Court on Monday that the convicts in the Sister Abhaya murder case, namely Fr. Thomas Kottur and Sister Sefi, have returned to jail after parole.The Division Bench was hearing a plea filed by a Human Rights Activist challenging the order releasing the convicts on parole, alleging that such a move was illegal. The Division …

"When Public Opinion Influences Investigation Its Very Course Gets Diverted With Exasperating Results": Kerala HC Acquits Accused In Rape And Murder Of Tribal Woman
3 years, 8 months ago

"When Public Opinion Influences Investigation Its Very Course Gets Diverted With Exasperating Results": Kerala HC Acquits Accused In Rape And Murder Of Tribal Woman

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently acquitted two individuals, Mani and Rajan, life convicts in the rape and murder of a tribal woman that occurred on 30th May 2005.A Division Bench comprising Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice Ziyad Rahman AA observed that 'when public opinion influences an investigation, its very course gets diverted with exasperating' results'.A tribal woman was raped. …

CBI takes over 2017 rape and murder case of two minor Kerala sisters
3 years, 11 months ago

CBI takes over 2017 rape and murder case of two minor Kerala sisters

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken over the probe of the rape and suicide case of two minor sisters from the Kerala Police, officials said on Thursday. During its probe, the Walayar Police had lodged two separate FIRs against four accused, however, the prime accused were acquitted by a special court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. …

Sister Abhaya Murder Case: Convicted Nun Moves Kerala HC Seeking Suspension of Sentence
4 years, 1 month ago

Sister Abhaya Murder Case: Convicted Nun Moves Kerala HC Seeking Suspension of Sentence

News 18  

A nun convicted in the Sister Abhaya murder case moved the Kerala High Court on Thursday, seeking to suspend the sentence pending disposal of the appeal filed against the verdict of the Special CBI court, Thiruvananthapuram, awarding her life sentence. In its December 23 judgment, the CBI special court had awarded double life sentence to Father Kottoor and imposed a …

Abhaya Murder Case: Kerala High Court Admits Appeal Filed By Accused Father Kottoor, Issues Notice To CBI
4 years, 2 months ago

Abhaya Murder Case: Kerala High Court Admits Appeal Filed By Accused Father Kottoor, Issues Notice To CBI

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has admitted the appeal filed by Father Thomas Kottoor against his conviction and sentence in the murder of Sister Abhaya in 1992.A division bench comprising Justices K Vinod Chandran and M R Anitha has issued notice to CBIKottoor was sentenced to life by the Special CBI Court, Thiruvnanathapuram on December 23.He argues in the appeal that …

Sister Abhaya Case : Kerala High Court To Consider Fr Thomas Kottoor's Appeal Tomorrow
4 years, 2 months ago

Sister Abhaya Case : Kerala High Court To Consider Fr Thomas Kottoor's Appeal Tomorrow

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court will consider for admission tomorrow the appeal filed by Father Thomas Kottoor against his sentence and conviction for the murder of Sister Abhaya in 1992.The criminal appeal is listed before a division bench comprising Justices K Vinod Chandran and M R Anitha tomorrow.Kottoor, who was sentenced to life by the Special CBI Court, Thiruvnanathapuram on December …

Sister Abhaya case | Priest, nun, and the murder of a witness
4 years, 2 months ago

Sister Abhaya case | Priest, nun, and the murder of a witness

The Hindu  

Seated between two plainclothesmen, Father Thomas Kottoor, a 71-year-old Catholic priest, looked out of the window of the police vehicle. Sister Abhaya case | Crime Branch destroyed evidence: CBI Later, the Kochi unit of the CBI took over the case from the Delhi unit and filed one more report, in 2005, reiterating the request to close the case as an …

'Fascinatingly Bizarre' : CBI Court Remarks On Harish Salve Representing Poorly-Paid Convent Cook In Abhaya Case
4 years, 3 months ago

'Fascinatingly Bizarre' : CBI Court Remarks On Harish Salve Representing Poorly-Paid Convent Cook In Abhaya Case

Live Law  

In the judgment in the Sister Abhaya murder case, the Special CBI Court has termed it 'fascinatingly bizarre' that one of the witnesses in the case, the poorly paid convent cook Achamma, had carried out 'highly expensive litigation' in far away New Delhi to challenge the constitutional validity of narco-analysis test.The Court described it as a "fascinatingly bizarre" fact as …

Allegations Against Priest and Nun in Sister Abhaya's Murder Case 'Unbelievable', Says Church
4 years, 3 months ago

Allegations Against Priest and Nun in Sister Abhaya's Murder Case 'Unbelievable', Says Church

News 18  

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, …

Catholic priest, nun sentenced to life in Sister Abhaya murder case; duo to serve seven years for evidence tampering
4 years, 3 months ago

Catholic priest, nun sentenced to life in Sister Abhaya murder case; duo to serve seven years for evidence tampering

Firstpost  

The court, on Tuesday, had found the two guilty of the murder of Sister Abhaya, who was found dead in a well in St Pius Convent in Kottayam in Kerala in 1992 Thiruvananthapuram: A CBI special court in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to the catholic priest and nun, who were found guilty of the murder of Sister Abhaya …

Sister Abhaya murder case: Priest, nun sentenced to life imprisonment by CBI court
4 years, 3 months ago

Sister Abhaya murder case: Priest, nun sentenced to life imprisonment by CBI court

India TV News  

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday sentenced a priest and a nun to life imrisonment in connection with Sister Abhaya murder case. The special CBI court sentenced accused Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy to life term holding them responsible for the murder of 19-year-old nun Abhaya in 1992. The court had on Tuesday found …

Kerala: Catholic priest, nun sentenced to life in Sister Abhaya murder case
4 years, 3 months ago

Kerala: Catholic priest, nun sentenced to life in Sister Abhaya murder case

India TV News  

A CBI special court on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment the catholic priest and nun, who were found guilty of the murder of Sister Abhaya 28 years ago in Kottayam. Special CBI Judge K Sanal Kumar pronounced the sentence against two accused-- Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy, and slapped a fine of Rs five lakh on each of them. …

Sister Abhaya Murder: Kerala priest, nun get life imprisonment
4 years, 3 months ago

Sister Abhaya Murder: Kerala priest, nun get life imprisonment

Hindustan Times  

A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday sentenced Father Thomas Kotoor and Sister Sephy to life imprisonment for murdering Sister Abhaya, who was found dead in a well at Pious X Convent of the Knanaya Catholic order in Kottayam in March 1992. Sister Sephy, who was pronounced guilty by a CBI court in the Sister Abhaya …

28 Years After Murder of Kerala's Sister Abhaya, Accused Priest, Nun Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
4 years, 3 months ago

28 Years After Murder of Kerala's Sister Abhaya, Accused Priest, Nun Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

News 18  

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 state police had initially concluded Sister Abhaya, a student of Kottayam’s BCM College, and a member of the Knanaya Catholic community died by suicide on March 27, 1992. The accused had …

BREAKING -Sister Abhaya Case : CBI Court Sentences Priest, Nun To Life Imprisonment For Murder
4 years, 3 months ago

BREAKING -Sister Abhaya Case : CBI Court Sentences Priest, Nun To Life Imprisonment For Murder

Live Law  

A special CBI Court at Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment Father Thomas M Kottoor and Sister Sephy, a priest and a nun of the Catholic church respectively, for the murder of Sister Abhaya 28 years ago.The culprits were also imposed a fine of Rupees 5 lakh each under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. A special CBI …

Sister Abhaya gets justice after 28 years. Read details of the case
4 years, 3 months ago

Sister Abhaya gets justice after 28 years. Read details of the case

Op India  

‘Justice delayed is just denied’ but for family members of Sister Abhaya, whose life came to a tragic end at the tender age of 19, it is a day of relief. The Breakthrough in the Sister Abhaya case By 2008, the CBI had filed for the closure of the case four times due to lack of evidence. Following the tests, …

28 Yrs Later, Father, Nun Found Guilty in Murder of Sister Abhaya
4 years, 3 months ago

28 Yrs Later, Father, Nun Found Guilty in Murder of Sister Abhaya

The Quint  

January 1993: Kerala crime branch closed the case reporting it was a case of suicide. March 1993: Human Rights activist Jomon Puthenpurackal filed a petition. December 2008: In its third report, the CBI told a court in Ernakulam that it was a murder and arrested three accused – Catholic priests, Father Thomas Kottoor and Father Jose Poothrukayil, and a nun, …

28 Years After Murder of Kerala's Sister Abhaya, CBI Court Holds Priest, Nun Guilty of Crime
4 years, 3 months ago

28 Years After Murder of Kerala's Sister Abhaya, CBI Court Holds Priest, Nun Guilty of Crime

News 18  

A CBI court in Thiruvanathapuram has found two people guilty of the murder of Sister Abhaya, 28 years after the crime. Another accused, Father Jose Poothrikkayil was discharged in March 2018 by CBI court following his discharge plea. The prosecution case is that the accused struck a fatal blow to Sister Abhaya’s head with a blunt object after she saw …

Sister Abhaya Case : After 28 Years, CBI Court Finds Priest & Nun Guilty Of Murder
4 years, 3 months ago

Sister Abhaya Case : After 28 Years, CBI Court Finds Priest & Nun Guilty Of Murder

Live Law  

In the 28 year old Sister Abhaya murder case, a court in Kerala pronounced a guilty verdict on Monday.A Special CBI Court in Thiruvananthapuram found Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy, a priest and nun of the Catholic Church respectively, guilty of murder in the case.The details of the reasoning and the findings of the court will be known after …

Kerala's Sister Abhaya murder case accused found guilty after 28 years
4 years, 3 months ago

Kerala's Sister Abhaya murder case accused found guilty after 28 years

India Today  

The two accused in the Sister Abhaya murder case in Kerala have been found guilty by a special CBI court. The CBI special court in Thiruvanathapuram has now said that Father Thomas Kottur and Sister Sephy are accused persons in the case. As the court insisted on a re-investigation, the CBI finally arrested Father Thomas Kottur, Jose Puthrikayil and Sister …

28 Years After Murder of Kerala's Sister Abhaya, CBI Court Verdict Expected Today
4 years, 3 months ago

28 Years After Murder of Kerala's Sister Abhaya, CBI Court Verdict Expected Today

News 18  

The verdict in the sister Abhaya murder case, which had shaken the conscience of Kerala, is expected on Tuesday after almost 28 years. 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 …

Periya Double Murder-Supreme Court Dismisses Kerala Govt's Plea Against Further Investigation By CBI
4 years, 3 months ago

Periya Double Murder-Supreme Court Dismisses Kerala Govt's Plea Against Further Investigation By CBI

Live Law  

Perusing the detailed analysis of the High Court, upon which it arrived at the conclusion that the investigation by the local police was not fair, the bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao, ruled that the High Court was right in transferring the investigation to the Central probe agency, "to instill confidence in the minds of the writ petitioners and …

Periya Double Murder Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing On Kerala Govt's Appeal Against HC Direction For CBI Probe
4 years, 4 months ago

Periya Double Murder Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing On Kerala Govt's Appeal Against HC Direction For CBI Probe

Live Law  

Noting that the CBI has filed a status report in sealed cover, t he Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing in Kerala government's challenge to the transfer of the investigation in the Periya double murder case to the Central probe agency to the next week, "A status report has been filed in sealed cover, enumerating the steps taken. Many …

Disheartening To Note Criminal Proceedings Of A Crime Of 1992 Is Yet To Attain Finality: Kerala HC Directs Sister Abhaya Murder Case Trial On A Day To Day Basis [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

Disheartening To Note Criminal Proceedings Of A Crime Of 1992 Is Yet To Attain Finality: Kerala HC Directs Sister Abhaya Murder Case Trial On A Day To Day Basis [Read Order]

Live Law  

It is disheartening to note that criminal proceedings pertaining to a crime of 1992 is yet to attain finality, whether it be by reason of providence or design, the Kerala High Court remarked while disposing a petition filed by the accused in Sister Abhaya Murder Case.Justice VG Arun directed the Special Court to reschedule the Trial to the nearest possible …

Kerala HC Directs CBI To 'Further Investigate' Periya Twin Murder Case; Partly Allows State's Appeal By Reviving Final Report Filed By SIT [Read Judgment]
4 years, 7 months ago

Kerala HC Directs CBI To 'Further Investigate' Periya Twin Murder Case; Partly Allows State's Appeal By Reviving Final Report Filed By SIT [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Division Bench of Kerala High Court has upheld the Single Bench order directing CBI Investigation in Periya twin murder case.The bench comprising of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice CT Ravikumar, partly allowed the state's appeal by setting aside the Single Bench order to the extent it quashed the charge sheet filed by the Special Investigation Team, which had …

Chronology of events in Nirbhaya case
5 years, 2 months ago

Chronology of events in Nirbhaya case

The Hindu  

Following is the chronology of events in the Nirbhaya case — the sensational gang rape-and-murder of a 23-year-old girl on December 16, 2012 in Delhi — in which the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the curative petitions filed by two of the four death row convicts. - Sep 10: Court convicts Mukesh, Vinay, Akshay, Pawan of 13 offences including gang …

6 murders over 14 years: The Kerala housewife who killed her family for money
5 years, 5 months ago

6 murders over 14 years: The Kerala housewife who killed her family for money

India Today  

Kerala Police Crime Branch has solved the case of serial deaths in a Catholic family in Kozhikode district between 2002 and 2016. Eight years after her husband's death following consumption of cyanide-laced food, a woman and two others were arrested on Saturday, and investigations into the death of five others of the family were on, police said. Kerala Police detained …

Kerala nun murder case: Witness says she was forced to retract her statement
5 years, 6 months ago

Kerala nun murder case: Witness says she was forced to retract her statement

Hindustan Times  

One of the witnesses in the 27-year-old case of the murder of Catholic nun Sister Abhaya said in a court on Tuesday she was forced by church authorities and others to not to depose against the accused. One of the witnesses in the 27-year-old case of the murder of Catholic nun Sister Abhaya said in a court on Tuesday she …

Trial into Muthanga agitation, murder starts
7 years, 1 month ago

Trial into Muthanga agitation, murder starts

Deccan Chronicle  

KOZHIKODE: After fifteen years of the Muthanga agitation, the trial in the murder of a policeman started at the district and sessions court here on Tuesday. Rasheed, counsel of Adivasi Gothra Maha Sabha, told DC that the shifting of the trial would help the tribals to appear in the court easily. Interestingly, the trial began exactly one day after the …

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