Two of the six accused in the murder of scholar M.M. Kalburgi were produced before the Fourth Additional District and Sessions Judge in Dharwad on Tuesday.
Amol Kale and Praveen Prakash Chatur alias Krishnamurthy, who are lodged in Parappana Agrahar Jail in Bengaluru and Dharwad Central Prison, respectively, were produced before the court by the police.
Counsel for the accused Gourishankar, who was to cross examine the main witnesses, including Roopadarshi and Umadevi, daughter and wife of the slain professor, filed an application on Tuesday seeking permission to defer cross examination.