ED stops bishop from travelling to UK, directs him to appear before it tomorrow in Kochi
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 26: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday issued a notice to Church of South India (CSI) Bishop, A Dharmaraj Rasalam, to appear before it with regard to the probe over corruption allegations at the church's Karakonam medical college.
The Bishop, earlier in the day, was stopped at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, where he reached to travel to England to take part in the Lambeth Conference.
Church sources told PTI that Radalam will appear before the ED at Kochi on Wednesday.
"He was supposed to attend the Lambeth Conference which is convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury. It's a gathering of bishops from across the Anglican Communion. However, he was stopped at the airport without any prior notice. Even though the ED had conducted inspection yesterday, they did not warn that the Bishop must not leave the country to attend the conference," a church official told PTI.
The official said the Bishop has already reached Kochi from Thiruvananthapuram to appear before the probe agency on Wednesday.
The ED had on Monday conducted raids at institutions connected with the church over a case related to Karakonam medical college.
The raid was in connection with a case registered for allegedly collecting huge amounts of money from students, promising them a medical seat at the Dr Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College in Karakonam, which is run by the church.
However, Fr. C R Godwin, the Director of the Christian Education Board, had told the media that the Crime Branch had already conducted an enquiry in the matter.
Earlier, in February, the High Court had quashed a report of the Crime Branch giving the church authorities a clean chit in the Karakonam case.
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KKR hammer DC by eight wickets as Allen smashes unbeaten ton
New Delhi (PTI): Finn Allen smashed a 47-ball 100 not out as Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Delhi Capitals by eight wickets to register their fourth win on the trot in the IPL, here on Friday.
Opting to bowl, KKR spinners led by Sunil Narine strangled Delhi Capitals in the middle overs on a tacky surface to restrict them to 142/8.
Pathum Nissanka struck a quick 50 (29 balls; 5x4, 3x6) but Delhi lost momentum after his dismissal, scoring just 11 runs between the 12th and 16th overs as Anukul Roy (2/31), Kartik Tyagi (2/25) and Sunil Narine (1/17) applied the brakes.
Ashutosh Sharma’s late 28-ball 39 (3x4, 3x6), gave Delhi some respite.
In reply, Allen, who came in as Impact Sub for Varun Chakravarthy, smashed 10 sixes and five fours to make it a lopsided chase as KKR sealed the win in just 14.2 overs.
Brief Scores:
Delhi Capitals 142/8 in 20 overs (Pathum Nissanka 50, Ashutosh Sharma 39; Anukul Roy 2/31, Kartik Tyagi 2/25). Kolkata Knight Riders 147/2 in 14.2 overs (Finn Allen 100 not out).
