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Kerala’s Darkest Secret - 28 years to discovering what happened to Sister Abhaya | True Crime India

Ambica Uppal Season 1 Episode 16

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A true crime case that shook the foundation of the Indian Church. In 1992, Sister Abhaya, a young nun in Kottayam, Kerala, was found dead in a convent well. What followed was a decades-long struggle for justice, initially dismissed as a suicide by the local police, only for the CBI to later confirm it was a brutal murder.
This episode dives deep into one of India’s most controversial and complex Desi crime stories: the compromised investigations, the missing evidence, the small-time thief whose testimony was key, and the shocking conviction of a Catholic Priest (Father Thomas Kottoor) and a Nun (Sister Sephy). This is the heartbreaking story of a young life lost and the unrelenting fight against power, corruption, and institutional cover-up. If you love Indian true crime podcasts, complex murder mysteries, and stories from the Indian subcontinent, this is a must-listen.


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