'Person who was misused by men, fell into well while fleeing after seeing thief'; priest justifies church, makes controversial remarks against Abhaya

THRISSUR: A priest has come up justifying the church and insulting Sister Abhaya who was killed in the convent in Kottayam. It was Fr Mathew Naikkamparambil of the Muringur Meditation Center who made abusive remarks about Abhaya. The statements made by Fr Mathew came to the notice of the public after a video of his speech was shared by Jomon Puthenpurakkal, a human rights activist.

According to the priest, Abhaya was a 'misused' person who fell into a well while she was fleeing after seeing a thief. Mathew Naikamparampil said that this was based on the WhatsApp message of someone which begins with the title 'Abhaya's spirit reveals'.