The six accused in the Manjeswaram election bribery case, including Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kerala president K. Surendran, failed to appear at the Kasaragod District and Sessions Court on September 21.
They failed to appear despite stringent instruction by Kasaragod sessions judge K.K. Balakrishnan who had in the previous hearing directed all the accused to be present on the day.
Meanwhile, Mr. Surendran and the other accused have filed a petition seeking to discharge them in the case. They petitioned that they are innocent and the case was fabricated by the police for political motives. The sessions court will hear the detailed arguments on October 4 after accepting the petition.
