Wife of Kerala lecturer whose hand was chopped off by PFI activists kills self

Despite demands from the state government, civil society and the university that Joseph be reinstated, the Catholic Church had taken no action. After being removed from service, Joseph had said the management’s move had pained him more than the attack he had faced from alleged Popular Front of India activists.

Sources said Salomy took the extreme step after she realised that Joseph would not be reinstated before March 31, the day he was to retire from service. In that case, Joseph would naturally be denied any salary or benefit.

Advocate Ramkumar on Wednesday said the management had tried to delay Joseph’s reinstatement until his retirement and that a criminal case should be filed against the diocese of Kothamangalam and the college management.