Alleging blasphemy, fanatics hack lecturer's hand-Politics/Nation-News-The Economic Times
Just lovely...God's own country!
A private college lecturer, out on bail after being arrested for preparing a question paper with objectionable reference to the Prophet which triggered protests by Muslims, was attacked and his right hand severed by unidentified persons at Muvattupuzha on Sunday.
Mr T J Joseph was dragged out of his car and hacked with sharp weapons by assailants while he was returning from a church along with his family, including his sister and mother. His right hand was severed while he suffered cuts in his left leg, they said. 52-year-old Joseph was rushed to a private hospital here where he is undergoing a surgery.
A Malayalam lecturer at Newman College in Thodupuzha in Idukki district, Mr Joseph was arrested in April last after the question paper which he had set for the BCom II year internal exams sparked protests by Muslim outfits who said it had hurt their religious sentiments.
Just lovely...God's own country!