Police, Administration Clash Over Divine Retreat Centre Issue -1.
A row has flared up in Kerala between the state police and the management of the popular catholic retreat centre, the Divine Retreat Centre, with the police filing criminal charges against 10 top officials including its director Father George Panakkal, his close associates and a nun.
Father George Panakkal
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A row has flared up in Kerala between the state police and the management of the popular catholic retreat centre, the Divine Retreat Centre, with the police filing criminal charges against 10 top officials including its director Father George Panakkal, his close associates and a nun.
Thiruvananthapuram, India (Christian Today) - A row has flared up in Kerala between the state police and the management of the popular catholic retreat centre, the Divine Retreat Centre, with the police filing criminal charges against 10 top officials including its director Father George Panakkal, his close associates and a nun.
|PIC1|The police have claimed that a total of 974 mysterious deaths, most of them young, took place at the Divine Retreat Centre, Muringoor, Kerala, between 1991 and 2006 and on many occasions the bodies were reportedly disposed of without informing the police, allegedly by forging documents to make them look like natural deaths.
Charges framed against the centre comes after six months of investigations at the direction of the Kerala High Court, include forceful confinement, causing hurt by poison, cheating and destroying evidences.
The Kerala High Court, acting suo motu, had ordered a probe into its affairs, following complaints and allegations ranging from mysterious disappearances and murders to violation of foreign exchange rules.
The retreat centre, which was set up in the late 80's, attracts thousands of people every week from all religions across the country.
The centre, which conducts week-long in-house prayer sessions, has appointed several people as preachers. It has also opened branches throughout India.
The centre, run by the Vincentian Congregation, runs homes for the destitute, drug addicts, AIDS patients and the mentally handicapped, and also hosts spiritual retreats.
Ernakulam Archdiocese of the Syro Malabar Church.
The Muringoor centre falls under the Ernakulam Archdiocese of the Syro Malabar Church.
According to sources close to the development, an investigating team led by Inspector General of Police Vincent M. Paul has accused the centre of running a mental hospital without a licence and administering drugs without prescriptions from qualified medical professionals.
Inspector General of Police Vincent M. Paul
The team allegedly found several persons confined in cells for "healing" and those showing violent signs were often injected with drugs by "untrained" hands.
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11/10/2016.
775.
All Members,
Respected family members of this great holy Nation.
Sub : Police, Administration Clash Over Divine Retreat Centre Issue
Ref : Media reports
A row has flared up in Kerala between the state police and the management of the popular catholic retreat centre, the Divine Retreat Centre, with the police filing criminal charges against 10 top officials including its director Father George Panakkal, his close associates and a nun.
Thiruvananthapuram, India (Christian Today) - A row has flared up in Kerala between the state police and the management of the popular catholic retreat centre, the Divine Retreat Centre, with the police filing criminal charges against 10 top officials including its director Father George Panakkal, his close associates and a nun.
|PIC1|The police have claimed that a total of 974 mysterious deaths, most of them young, took place at the Divine Retreat Centre, Muringoor, Kerala, between 1991 and 2006 and on many occasions the bodies were reportedly disposed of without informing the police, allegedly by forging documents to make them look like natural deaths.
Charges framed against the centre comes after six months of investigations at the direction of the Kerala High Court, include forceful confinement, causing hurt by poison, cheating and destroying evidences.
The Kerala High Court, acting suo motu, had ordered a probe into its affairs, following complaints and allegations ranging from mysterious disappearances and murders to violation of foreign exchange rules.
The retreat centre, which was set up in the late 80's, attracts thousands of people every week from all religions across the country.
The centre, which conducts week-long in-house prayer sessions, has appointed several people as preachers. It has also opened branches throughout India.
The centre, run by the Vincentian Congregation, runs homes for the destitute, drug addicts, AIDS patients and the mentally handicapped, and also hosts spiritual retreats.
The Muringoor centre falls under the Ernakulam Archdiocese of the Syro Malabar Church.
According to sources close to the development, an investigating team led by Inspector General of Police Vincent M. Paul has accused the centre of running a mental hospital without a licence and administering drugs without prescriptions from qualified medical professionals.
The team allegedly found several persons confined in cells for "healing" and those showing violent signs were often injected with drugs by "untrained" hands.
Thank you for reading
JAIHIND.
To be continued...
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