Seven people have been picked up by the police for questioning regarding the murder of Sister Valsa John, a nun working for the tribal people in the state of Jharkhand.
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52-year-old Valsa hailing from Vazhakala at Kakkanad in Ernakulam District was found dead in the Jharkhand. Valsa was working for the upliftment of tribal’s in the Jharkhand areas. Her family claims that she has been getting frequent death threats from the mining mafia located nearby. Also, naxal pamphlets were recovered from the site of the death, which is indicative of the naxal involvement in this particular death. However, the police consider this to have been a measure to divert the investigation process.
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