September 17, 2011: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) informed
that the 8 accused in a case relating to the savage attack on TJ Joseph,
a Malayalam lecturer of Newman College, Muvattupuzha, are hiding in the
Middle-East.
T.J. Joseph’s right palm was chopped off allegedly by Muslim
fundamentalists on 4 July 2010 when he was returning from a Sunday mass
with his family members.
The first accused M.K. Nassar and seven others are hiding in the
Middle-East, said the agency in a special affidavit to an NIA court. The
NIA will now seek the assistance of the Interpol to extradite the
accused, the affidavit stated.
Joseph’s palm was chopped off 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.
The NIA will issue a lookout notice for the accused, besides
investigating if they received any foreign funds for the crime. More
than two dozen PFI activists were arrested earlier and some of them are
now out on bail.
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