The Pala police have revealed the name and photograph of the main accused in the murder of sister Amala at Lisieux Carmelite Convent in Pala, Kottayam district of Kerala.

 

The police have informed the media that sister Amala was allegedly killed by Satheesh Babu, a native of Kasaragod district and he has been absconding since then.

 

The police also informed that Babu had attacked many other convents in the past as well and three people associated to him in the sister Amala murder case have also been arrested.

 

According to reports, the accused is an alcoholic and a burglar whose targets are mainly convents.

 

Sister Amala was found dead on September 17 early morning at around 2 am in her room in the convent.

 

Two days later, the police had told the media that they have unearthed vital leads about her murder.

 

The post-mortem revealed that sister was hit with a strong object on her head that led to her death.