Accused switched phones after case registered, produced new phones, what happened was a move to deceive, says crime branch

KOCHI: The crime branch said that the four accused including Dileep, changed their mobile phones soon after the conspiracy case was registered. The conspiracy was hatched to endanger the lives of the investigating officials probing the actress attack case. The investigation team said the accused switched their phones to destroy the evidences.

The crime branch had asked the accused to submit their mobile phones in order to collect evidence. However, the investigators reviewed that by handing over new phones, they made a fraudulent move to deceive.

A notice has been issued to the accused asking them to produce the old phones. A forensic report on some of the digital items seized during the raid has to be obtained. Crime branch SP Mohanachandran said the progress of the investigation can be clarified only after getting this.

The interrogation of Dileep, his brother Anoop, brother-in-law Suraj and two others ended yesterday. The accused were questioned for 33 hours on the three days. The report of it will be submitted in the court tomorrow. A decision on their anticipatory bail pleas will be taken after that.