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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Trial in murder case suspended prosecution flags procedural lapse - Caught on Camera

The Thiruvananthapuram Additional District and Sessions Court VI on Tuesday suspended the trial in a murder case after the prosecution flagged a procedural lapse in the charge sheet.

The trial that was under way in the case relating to the murder of Nedumangad native Mohanan Nair in 2017 has come to an abrupt halt. Seven witnesses have been examined thus far in the case.

Flaws in the charge sheet came to the fore when Additional Public Prosecutor M. Salahudeen pointed to lapses that occurred while declaring the fourth accused in the case, Saju of Konchiravila, as an approver.

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