BHOPAL: A priest of the Syro Malabar Church was found hanging in Madhya Pradesh. The deceased has been identified as Father Anil Francis, manager of St. Alphonsa Academy, Garhakota, Sagar district. The Madhya Pradesh police had registered a case against the priest for sharing a video related to the Manipur riots through social media. It is reported that he was under a lot of stress after this.

In August, the police registered a criminal case on account of the said post shared through WhatsApp. The charge was insulting the national flag. Then on September 13, the priest went missing. He went missing after he reached the bishop's house in Sagar to attend a prayer meeting. During the subsequent investigation, he was found hanging from a tree.