Kottiyoor Kerala

The Kerala High Court reduced the jail term of former Catholic priest Robin Vadakkumchery in the Kottiyoor rape case to 10 years from 20 years by altering the charges from Section 376 (2) to Section 376 (1).

The Supreme Court Monday dismissed the plea of a rape survivor from Kottiyoor, Kerala, who moved the Supreme Court seeking permission to marry her assaulter - a defrocked priest who is now undergoing 20 years imprisonment.

The involvement of priests in Kerala in rape cases is shocking, and a disturbing trend, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a case involving the rape of a minor allegedly by a priest in a church in Kerala.

In a hilly village in Kerala's Kannur, three passionate conservationists stood guard over king cobra eggs for over a hundred days, till they hatched. The men managed to get locals involved as well, convincing them not to destroy the numerous eggs laid by a king cobra sometime in May.

One more person charged with covering up the rape of a minor girl allegedly by a Catholic priest in Kottiyoor in Kerala's Kannur district surrendered before police today. Thangamma Nelliyani, the second accused, surrendered around 7.00 am. She will be produced before a court today, Peravoor Circle Inspector Sunil Kumar said. Thalassery Additional S...

A catholic priest and nuns accused of shielding a fellow priest who allegedly raped a teen last year, have surrendered to the police in Kerala's Kottiyoor today. One of them is also the former chairman of Wayanad Child Welfare Committee (CWC). They have been charged with covering up the rape of a minor girl and protecting a fellow priest.

The Kerala High Court reduced the jail term of former Catholic priest Robin Vadakkumchery in the Kottiyoor rape case to 10 years from 20 years by altering the charges from Section 376 (2) to Section 376 (1).

The Supreme Court Monday dismissed the plea of a rape survivor from Kottiyoor, Kerala, who moved the Supreme Court seeking permission to marry her assaulter - a defrocked priest who is now undergoing 20 years imprisonment.

The involvement of priests in Kerala in rape cases is shocking, and a disturbing trend, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a case involving the rape of a minor allegedly by a priest in a church in Kerala.

In a hilly village in Kerala's Kannur, three passionate conservationists stood guard over king cobra eggs for over a hundred days, till they hatched. The men managed to get locals involved as well, convincing them not to destroy the numerous eggs laid by a king cobra sometime in May.

One more person charged with covering up the rape of a minor girl allegedly by a Catholic priest in Kottiyoor in Kerala's Kannur district surrendered before police today. Thangamma Nelliyani, the second accused, surrendered around 7.00 am. She will be produced before a court today, Peravoor Circle Inspector Sunil Kumar said. Thalassery Additional S...

A catholic priest and nuns accused of shielding a fellow priest who allegedly raped a teen last year, have surrendered to the police in Kerala's Kottiyoor today. One of them is also the former chairman of Wayanad Child Welfare Committee (CWC). They have been charged with covering up the rape of a minor girl and protecting a fellow priest.