<p>The 48-year-old wife of a college professor, whose right hand was chopped off by activists of the Popular Front of India (PFI), was found dead in her house Wednesday, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Shalomi Joseph was found hanging in the bathroom around 3 p.m. She was rushed to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Police have begun a probe into the death.<br /><br />The woman was a key witness to the crime involving her husband. The trial in the case is on.<br /><br />Her husband T.J. Joseph teaches Malayalam at the New Man College in Thodupuzha, around 200 km from state capital Thiruvananthapuram.<br /><br />Joseph's right hand was chopped off by PFI activists July 4, 2010 when he was returning home along with his family members from the Sunday Mass.<br /><br />The PFI was said to be upset after Joseph reportedly prepared a question paper for a college examination that had allegedly inflammatory remarks on Prophet Mohammed. Over two dozen PFI activists were arrested. The case is now being probed by the National Investigation Agency.</p>
<p>The 48-year-old wife of a college professor, whose right hand was chopped off by activists of the Popular Front of India (PFI), was found dead in her house Wednesday, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Shalomi Joseph was found hanging in the bathroom around 3 p.m. She was rushed to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Police have begun a probe into the death.<br /><br />The woman was a key witness to the crime involving her husband. The trial in the case is on.<br /><br />Her husband T.J. Joseph teaches Malayalam at the New Man College in Thodupuzha, around 200 km from state capital Thiruvananthapuram.<br /><br />Joseph's right hand was chopped off by PFI activists July 4, 2010 when he was returning home along with his family members from the Sunday Mass.<br /><br />The PFI was said to be upset after Joseph reportedly prepared a question paper for a college examination that had allegedly inflammatory remarks on Prophet Mohammed. Over two dozen PFI activists were arrested. The case is now being probed by the National Investigation Agency.</p>