The priest of Punnathura St. Thomas Church, Father George Ettuparayil (55) was found dead in a well. It was last day that police received a complaint, which stated of the missing of the clergyman, who hails from Edathua. However, some people have recorded their statement that they had seen the priest by noon, last day. His body was found from the well, which is under the custody of the church.
Reports state that the priest was in a desperate state for the past some time, when the church caught fire and lost some important documents in the process. Came from overseas, it was some months ago that the priest took over the charge of the church. Upon checking, police found that the priest’s mobile phone was in silent mode, while the CCTV cameras were all turned off. Police has registered a case for unusual death.