The essential accused, Savad, in the notorious 2010 case of the tried homicide of Professor TJ Joseph by chopping off his palm, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday.
According to the probe company, Savad, who was on the run for the final 13 years and carried a reward of Rs 10 lakh, was apprehended from Mattannur in Kerala’s Kannur.
What is the palm chopping case?
Professor TJ Joseph’s palm was chopped off in Idukki for allegedly ridiculing Prophet Mohammed in a query paper for inside examination. Nineteen accused have to this point been convicted for varied offences underneath IPC and UA(P) Act in the case. Of them, three have been convicted for all times and 10 others despatched to eight years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) and tremendous.
“Savad was recognized as the principle accused in the notorious 2010 case of tried homicide of Professor TJ Joseph by chopping off his palm.
He was charge-sheeted on tenth January 2011 in the case, one of many earliest such incidents in India reflecting the ideology of violent extremism being pursued by the Popular Front of India (PFI),” NIA spokesperson stated.
All the accused in the case have been both leaders or activists/cadres of the now banned PFI and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), and have been actively concerned in the felony conspiracy regarding the deadly assault on Professor TJ Joseph at Muvattupuzha, he added.
