THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Photographer Chacko Varghese had made new revelations over Abhaya case as the verdict on the case will be issued on Tuesday. Chacko said that Abhaya’s body bore wounds smitten by nails. He is the seventh witness in the case.

The first photo of the dead body was taken by Chacko. He also alleged that four photos, taken by him which can clearly show the wounds in her body, were destroyed by the probe officials who probed the case initially. Chacko also added that there were deep wounds behind her head and police didn’t allow him to take those photos.

Sister Abhaya’s dead body was found from the well in pious 10th convent on 1992 March 27. The verdict on the case which grabbed national attention comes 28 years after Abhaya's death. The death of the nun, which was concluded as suicide by local police and crime branch, was proved as murder, in a detailed CBI probe.

The agency has found that Abhaya was killed and her body was thrown into the well as she saw the physical relationship between father Thomas Kottur, father Jose Puthurukkayil and Sister Steffi. ASI Augustine of Kottayam east police station who tampered the evidence while conducting inquest was also charge-sheeted by CBI in the case. But Augustine committed suicide, even before CBI submitted the charge sheet in the case. Crime branch DYSP Samuel who sabotaged the case, during its re-investigation was also made an accused by the CBI. Later, crime branch SP K T Michael was also charge-sheeted based on CBI court’s verdict.

The trial of the case which commenced on August 26, was halted multiple times. The accused even approached the Supreme Court asking to exclude them from the trial proceedings. The trial of the case restarted again at CBI court in Thiruvananthapuram following the apex court’s direction.