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In
attack on Kerala professor, police name 54 accused
Friday January 14, 2011 02:56:06 PM,
IANS
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Kochi: At least 54
people were named by police in a list of accused submitted to a
court here Friday for last year's assault on a Kerala college
professor whose right palm was chopped off.
Of them, 27 have been charge sheeted.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Sabu Mathew, who investigated the
case, submitted the charge sheet to the First Ernakulam Sessions
Court here and charged the accused with attempt to murder,
conspiracy and also with whipping up communal passions.
T.J. Joseph's right palm was chopped off allegedly by Muslim
fundamentalists in July last year when he was returning from a
Sunday mass with his family members.
Of the 54 accused, the names of 27 figure in the first charge
sheet. The second charge sheet would be filed later with names of
the remaining 27.
Those formally charged in the court include seven who were in the
car and committed the crime. The first accused, Sawad, who
allegedly chopped the teacher's palm, is yet to be arrested. Among
the arrested is a dentist.
Joseph's palm was chopped off in July allegedly by activists of
the Popular Front of India (PFI). They were outraged at a
reference to Prophet Mohammed in a question paper he prepared for
second year B.Com students for an internal examination of Newman
College, Thodupuzha.
Joseph was suspended from the job by the Kothamanagalam diocese of
the Syro Malabar Catholic Church which runs the college, after he
was arrested by the police. This happened before the attack on
him.
Reacting to the news, Joseph said he has already pardoned the
perpetrators of the crime.
"Right now my only interest in the case is let the law take its
course and I don't see this as a personal case any more," said
Joseph.
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