PARAVOOR: Kottappuram Bishop Joseph Karikkassery has expressed deep sorrow over the murder of Sr Valsa John, of Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary Congregation, at Pachwada in Pakur district in Jharkhand by unidentified persons on Tuesday.Sr Valsa, of Vazhakkala in Kochi, was serving as missionary among the downtrodden in Pakur district for the last two decades. She had organised the local people to protest against the exploitation of the coal mafia. Her action had turned out to be the sore of the eyes of the coal mafia. It is suspected that the anti-social elements under the instigation of coal mafia were behind the killing of the nun. Bishop Karikkassery said that such incidents should not occur in a civilised democratic society. He urged the Jharkhand Government to take immediate steps to bring the culprits to book.The public consciousness should be awakened against the concerted move to eliminate the missionaries who worked for the progress of society. The Bishop said that the entire faithful of Kottappuram Diocese share the sorrow and grief of the family members and the Congregation of Sr Valsa. A special prayer session will be held in Sr Valsa’s parish Church, St George Forane Church, Edappalli, at 9 am on Thursday.
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