JALANDHAR: An afternoon after Rs nine.66 crore was once recovered through Khanna police from Father Anthony Madasserry and his five mates, the gates of headquarters of Franciscan Missionaries of Jesus (FMJ), sprawling over 10 acres in village Partappura, remained closed for guests. The gate was once now not opened even if a team of income tax (I-T) division came there and one of the police personnel accompanying it needed to scale the gate.
Father Anthony isn't just crucial functionaries of Diocese of Jalandhar but in addition and a detailed confidant of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who's dealing with a rape case in Kerala. He had also remained at Kerala when Franco was once in jail. The whole factor has now turn out to be a major headache for the Diocese and outsiders were not being allowed in. Other priests also did not take calls right through the day.
Father Anthony and the other five were released through the Khanna police early on Saturday morning and so they were asked to provide the accounts, as that they had claimed that the entire money was once accounted for. Khanna police had raised the place on Friday also.
The FMJ is a diocesan non secular congregation and it was once began through Bishop Mulakkal with Anthony as its head a couple of years again. Latter is likely one of the six episcopal vicars within the diocese and heads the social work departments and performed crucial function in raising a minimum of four firms – all named Sahodya. These firms include a safety agency, a transport company (to cater to the convent faculties), books, and garments companies. He has also been enjoying crucial function in operating NGO Navjeevan Charitable Society.
It is learnt even as the Sahodya firms were created through the priests at the Diocese however they continue to be independent entities unattached with the Diocese. The enterprising priests thus seem to be providing all answers associated with the convent faculties being run underneath the Diocese.
The congregation headquarters includes a church and a large house. Some mentally challenged individuals are also being nursed here. It also has cows, geese, emus and 3 horses being reared.
Father Anthony, in his forties, is also a member of Episcopal Council, Financial Council, and the diocesan board of training. He has been working in Punjab for just about 15 years.
Gates now not opened for I-T and ED officers
As the Khanna police had passed over the case to I-T division and the Enforcement Directorate, officers from each the companies went to FMJ congregation at Partappura within the early afternoon on Saturday. As the officers accompanied through police personnel waited on the gate none opened the gate after which a police personnel needed to scale the gate to succeed in within. It is be informed that officers puzzled the persons at the FMJ congregation for reasonably a couple of hours.
It is learnt that Diocese officers were supposed to offer the accounts of the recovered money in Saturday afternoon. Diocese PRO Father Peter did not take calls and there also remained strict restrictions at bishop house on entry of outsiders.
Mediapersons were also now not allowed to go into the FMJ headquarters at Taran Taran and males within refused to even open the gates.
Father Anthony isn't just crucial functionaries of Diocese of Jalandhar but in addition and a detailed confidant of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who's dealing with a rape case in Kerala. He had also remained at Kerala when Franco was once in jail. The whole factor has now turn out to be a major headache for the Diocese and outsiders were not being allowed in. Other priests also did not take calls right through the day.
Father Anthony and the other five were released through the Khanna police early on Saturday morning and so they were asked to provide the accounts, as that they had claimed that the entire money was once accounted for. Khanna police had raised the place on Friday also.
The FMJ is a diocesan non secular congregation and it was once began through Bishop Mulakkal with Anthony as its head a couple of years again. Latter is likely one of the six episcopal vicars within the diocese and heads the social work departments and performed crucial function in raising a minimum of four firms – all named Sahodya. These firms include a safety agency, a transport company (to cater to the convent faculties), books, and garments companies. He has also been enjoying crucial function in operating NGO Navjeevan Charitable Society.
It is learnt even as the Sahodya firms were created through the priests at the Diocese however they continue to be independent entities unattached with the Diocese. The enterprising priests thus seem to be providing all answers associated with the convent faculties being run underneath the Diocese.
The congregation headquarters includes a church and a large house. Some mentally challenged individuals are also being nursed here. It also has cows, geese, emus and 3 horses being reared.
Father Anthony, in his forties, is also a member of Episcopal Council, Financial Council, and the diocesan board of training. He has been working in Punjab for just about 15 years.
Gates now not opened for I-T and ED officers
As the Khanna police had passed over the case to I-T division and the Enforcement Directorate, officers from each the companies went to FMJ congregation at Partappura within the early afternoon on Saturday. As the officers accompanied through police personnel waited on the gate none opened the gate after which a police personnel needed to scale the gate to succeed in within. It is be informed that officers puzzled the persons at the FMJ congregation for reasonably a couple of hours.
It is learnt that Diocese officers were supposed to offer the accounts of the recovered money in Saturday afternoon. Diocese PRO Father Peter did not take calls and there also remained strict restrictions at bishop house on entry of outsiders.
Mediapersons were also now not allowed to go into the FMJ headquarters at Taran Taran and males within refused to even open the gates.
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