Autopsy finds no injuries on Kerala nun case witness

JALANDHAR: A preliminary postmortem report has not found any internal or external injury on the body of Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, who was found dead on Monday, suggesting that he died a natural death.

A native of Kerala’s Allepy, Kattuthara, 61, was a key witness in the Kerala nun rape case and had testified against accused Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal. He was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his room on the Catholic Church premises in Dasuya, 40 km from here, and his family and supporters of the nun said they suspected foul play.

A four-member board on Tuesday conducted an in-camera post-mortem of Kattuthara.

“We have not found any external or internal injury on the body,” said senior medical officer, Dasuya civil hospital, Dr Devinder Puri.