K.M. Basheer hit-and-run case: witnesses give crucial testimony in court
Witnesses in the hit-and-run case involving IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman provided testimony regarding the handling of evidence after the accident. The court examined details about the accused's clothing, though witnesses struggled to confirm if the items presented in court were identical to those recovered.
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Two witnesses in the case relating to the death of journalist K.M. Basheer provided crucial testimony during trial proceedings on Monday. Two friends of the accused, IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman, Anish Raj and Athul Vijayakumar, were examined as the 10th and 11th witnesses at the Thiruvananthapuram Additional District and Sessions Court IV.
Dr. Raj, who hails from Parottukonam, testified that he arrived at the scene after the accident and that the blood-stained clothes worn by Mr. Venkitaraman were later shifted to the civil service officers’ quarters at Kowdiar. The accused was later given new clothes before being taken from the General Hospital to KIMS Hospital.
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