Police say statements of women present inside the church are being recorded, while efforts continue to trace accused named in the FIR, as authorities examine whether coercion or inducement was involved in the conversion attempt.
All eight Congress members in Mattathur grama panchayat resigned citing party neglect, allied with BJP to elect Independent Tessi Jose Kallarakkal president (12 votes vs LDF's 10). CPI(M) calls it planned betrayal like Vadakara, vows mass movement against Congress-BJP nexus
The case traces the killing of a 19 year old student leader outside Chengannur Christian College in July 2012, detailing how the probe shifted from local police to Crime Branch amid delays, accused absconding, and repeated High Court bail proceedings.