Kerala Professor's Hand Cut Off 13 Years Ago, Main Accused Arrested Today
NDTV
Savad, who was an activist of the banned PFI, chopped off the right palm of professor TJ Joseph for his alleged remarks against Prophet Mohammed in a question paper prepared for the internal examination at a Kerala college.
In a major breakthrough, the last accused in the Kerala professor hand-chopping case has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency today, 13 years after the crime.
Savad, who was an activist of the banned Popular Front of India, chopped off the right palm of professor TJ Joseph for his alleged remarks against Prophet Mohammed in a question paper prepared for the internal examination of B Com students at Newman College in Idukki district's Thodupuzha. Savad - carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh for his arrest - was caught from Mattannur in the northern Kerala district of Kannur.
The professor was attacked while he along with his family was returning from a church after the Sunday morning mass on July 4, 2010. The attackers had also thrown a bomb before escaping from the scene.
