Sister Abhaya Murder Case
The Sister Abhaya Case is an investigation into the 1992 death of a Knanaya Roman Catholic nun who was found dead in a water well in St Pius X convent in Kottayam, India. She was 19 years old at the time of her death and a member of St. Joseph's Congregation for women under the Knanaya Catholic diocese of Kottayam, Kerala in India.
Initially, the local police crime branch concluded that the death was a suicide. A petition by the nuns of the congregation led to a new investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Although the CBI concluded that Abhaya was murdered, they requested closure of the case for lack of evidence; however, the request was rejected by the courts. Sixteen years later, on 19 November 2008, two priests and a nun were arrested by the CBI. On 17 July 2009, charges of murder, destruction of evidence, and defamation were filed against the three.
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