INDIA
UCA News
Christopher Joseph, Kochi
India
March 21, 2014
A Catholic priest and two other men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a seminary rector in southern India’s Bangalore almost a year ago, police said today.
Father Elias Daniel, a Carmelite priest, and two other people identified only as William Patrick and Peter, are now in police custody.
“We have very strong evidence that these people have done it,” said senior police officer Pranab Mohanthy, who leads the investigation, referring to the murder of Father K. J. Thomas of Bangalore’s St. Peters seminary on March 31 last year.
Police said there was “a lot of resentment” towards the rector by the accused, who felt they had been sidelined for important posts in the seminary.
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