NIA Nabs Last Absconding Accused In Kerala's Professor Palm Chopping Case After 13 Years On The Run

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested the key and last absconding accused in Kerala's Professor palm chopping case. Savad, who has been on the run for the last 13 years and was carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh, was arrested from Mattannur in Kerala's Kannur. Savad was identified as the main accused in the infamous 2010 case of the attempted murder of Professor TJ Joseph - his palm was chopped off. Savad was charge-sheeted on January 10, 2011, in the case - one of the earliest such incidents in India reflecting the ideology of violent extremism pursued by the Popular Front of India (PFI).