Abhimanyu murder case trial gets under way with examination of eyewitness

The trial in the Abhimanyu murder case commenced in the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court on Thursday (October 15, 2026), with the prosecution beginning the chief examination of the first of seven eyewitnesses.

Special public prosecutor G. Mohanraj examined Subin, who was reportedly with Abhimanyu during the fatal attack. He identified the accused, including the one who allegedly stabbed Abhimanyu. His testimony largely matched the statement he had earlier given to the police. The second eyewitness, Arjun, will be examined on Friday (October 16, 2026).

A defence counsel had on Wednesday (October 14, 2026) filed a petition seeking to defer the cross-examination of the eyewitnesses until the examination of all seven eyewitnesses was completed. The petition argued that “if any of these witnessed are cross-examined before completing the chief examination of all, there is very likelihood of tutoring the remaining witnesses in the light of the defence taken by the accused and questions put to the witnesses earlier cross-examined.”