NEW DELHI / THIRUVALLA (INDIA)
FIRSTPOST / India Indo-Asian News Service
July 15, 2018
One of the two Malankara Orthodox Church priests, who are on the run facing charges of sexual abuse of a parishioner, approached the Supreme Court on Saturday seeking relief from arrest, while the other will do so on Monday, said an official.
Speaking to IANS, a key investigating officer seeking anonymity said Father Sony (Abraham) Varghese on Saturday filed his petition in the apex court, which will be heard on Monday, while another accused, Father Jaice K George — currently posted in Delhi — will file a petition on Monday.
The officer said: “We have got information that one of the accused has already approached the apex court and the other will do it on Monday. We are keenly watching the people harbouring these two priests. Such people will definitely run into trouble.”
On Friday, the Crime Branch police probing the case arrested Father Johnson V. Mathew from a house near Thiruvalla. Both him and another priest Father Job Mathew, who was arrested on Thursday, have been remanded to judicial custody. “We have gathered crucial evidence with regard to the crime that the two arrested priests have committed. These will definitely help us shape up the case,” the officer added.
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