Kozhikode: One more witness turned hostile on Friday during trial in the T P Chandrasekharan murder case.
P V Vijesh, CPM former branch committee member and a native of Mahi, turned hostile while deposing before the court. He is the second witness turning hostile in this case.
T K Sumesh, a key witness in the case, had recanted his statement Wednesday. Sumesh, the ninth witness in the case, turned hostile telling the court that he was not aware of any details about the murder.
The case relates to the killing of Chandrasekharan, who had quit the CPI-M and had floated the RMP, posing a challenge to the party in rural Kozhikode. Chandrasekharan was killed at Vallikkad near Onchiyam in Kozhikode on May 4.