Justice Delayed is Justice Denied? Two Convicted in Sister Abhaya’s Murder in Kerela

Thiruvananthapuram, 22/12: A Special CBI Court in Kerela found two guilty in sister Abhaya’s murder. The verdict came after 28 years of the crime. The special court found the two accused the priest and the nun guilty of the crime.

Sister Abhaya was murdered in Kottayam in the year 1992. She was 21 years old at the time of her death. Father Thomas Kottoor, who was a Vicar and taught Sister Abhaya psychology at Kottayam’s BCM College was one of the two convicts. He was the secretary of then-Bishop, he went to become the chancellor of Catholic Diocese in Kottayam. The other convict, Sister Sephy, stayed in the same hostel as Sister Abhaya and was in charge of the hostel as reported by NDTV.

The Punishments of the two accused will be announced on Wednesday.

Sister Abhaya’s case is the longest-running investigation in the state of Kerela. ‘Justice’ is delivered to her after a long wait of 28 years. What took so long? Why wasn’t the authority taking swift actions? Were the rich and powerful able to suppress the case? Sister Abhaya may have got justice today but the people fighting for her are suffering for 28 years. Isn’t this the classic case of ‘Justice delayed is Justice denied?’