The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested the key and last absconding accused in Kerala's Professor palm chopping case. The agency said, the accused Savad, who had been on the run for the last 13 years and was carrying a reward of ten lakh rupees was nabbed from Kannur in Kerala.<br />'' <br />''He was identified as the main accused in the infamous 2010 case of attempted murder of Professor T J Joseph by chopping off his palm. A total of 19 accused have so far been convicted for various offences in the case. The assailants had chopped off the palm of the Professor for allegedly ridiculing Prophet Mohammed in a Malayalam question paper prepared for the internal examination of B. Com students at Newman College, Thodupuzha, Idukki district.<br />''<br />