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The court ordered a nun and another Catholic priest to face trial in the 26-year-old case

A CBI court in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday acquitted Catholic priest Father Jose Poothrukayil in the murder of Sister Abhaya while ordering a nun and another priest to face trial in the 26-year-old case.

Sister Abhaya, a plus-two student, was found dead in a well on the premises of the Pius X Convent in Kottayam in 1992. It was initially described as a case of suicide by crime branch, but the CBI later concluded that it was a murder.

Besides, Father Jose, the investigating agency booked Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sefi.

All the three accused had moved the court with discharge petitions.

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7.3.2018