The Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court on Thursday permitted the defence counsel in the Perumbavoor Dalit law student murder case to examine six witnesses during the hearing.
Of a list of about 30 persons submitted by the defence counsel, the court permitted examination of only six persons, including the victim’s sister and P.N. Unnirajan, former Superintendent of Police, Ernakulam Rural. Though the court had also included the victim’s father among the witnesses, he died on Thursday and hence would be omitted from the list.
The list of witnesses also include a civil police officer, the sub-inspector of the Kuruppampady police station, and the officer in charge of the Aluva police club.
The examination of these six persons is slated to be held on November 14 and 15.
Earlier, the defence counsel had submitted a witnesses list of 30 persons, which included the names of V.M. Sudheeran, P.P. Thankachan, Ramesh Chennithala, Jacob Thomas, Loknath Behra, and B. Sandhya, among others.
The court has commenced the final hearing with the completion of examining the prosecution witnesses. To back the case, the prosecution has presented 290 documents and 36 material evidences to back the case.
Further, it has also completed recording the statement of the accused, Ameerul Islam.