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	CBI Submits Probe Details to Hc Expres Buzz November 28, 2008 http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=CBI+submits+probe+details+to+HC&artid=ulb6hgWq1so=&SectionID=1ZkF/jmWuSA=&MainSectionID=fyV9T2jIa4A=&SectionName=X7s7i|xOZ5Y=&SEO= KOCHI/ KANHANGAD/KOTTAYAM: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday submitted in a sealed cover all the details sought by the Kerala High Court in connection with the investigation of the Sr Abhaya Murder Case.The progress of the investigation since the present investigating officer took charge on November 1 until the arrest of two priests and a nun on November 19, the progress made thereafter, the closure reports filed before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ernakulam (the CBI has filed three such reports), the case diary and the relevant extracts from the reports and the application submitted seeking permission to subject the three accused to narco-analysis test are included in the documents submitted before the court. Puthrukkayil brought to Kallar church Fr. Jose Puthrukkayil, the second accused in the Abhaya murder case, was brought by the CBI to the church at Kallar near Kanhangad where he had earlier served as vicar. The CBI brought him to Kallar and Rajapuram on Wednesday evening. Augustine laid to rest V V Augustine, former ASI, who had committed suicide a couple of days ago while the Sister Abhaya case was on intensified track at the instance of the latest CBI team, was laid to rest in the cemetery of St Mary’s Catholic Church at Ithithanam near here, around 4 pm on Thursday. The plainclothesmen of the CBI were present and the whole ceremony was videographed. The relatives and well-wishers of Augustine, including a few former colleagues from the Police Department, took part in the ceremony. The local church Vicar administered the rites. The body was brought to the Vazhekkattu house of the deceased around 9.30 am. Though the autopsy was undertaken on Wednesday and the body was released to the relatives, the funeral was delayed for a day to facilitate the arrival of the two sons of Augustine from Bahrain and New Delhi. The Chingavanam police have recorded the statement of Sebastian, son of the deceased and who is a constable attached to the Changanassery police station. Augustine’s wife Achamma and other close relatives have also given statements to the local police. Meanwhile, the CBI made arrangements on its own on the sly to check the presence of notable mourners in the funeral ceremony of Augustine.
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