KOCHI: Cyber expert Sai Shankar, the seventh accused in the murder conspiracy case, may turn approver. Sai Shankar was named the seventh accused in the case on charges including the destruction of evidence after the probe team found that he had erased some crucial information from Dileep's phone.

The confidential statement of Sai Shankar, who made a serious revelation against Dileep and his lawyers, was recorded in the Ernakulam Magistrate's Court. Sai had removed data, including 12 chats and photos, from Dileep's two iPhones as demanded by the actor's lawyers. The data was removed in the presence of Dileep. Sai had stated that the documents contained manuscripts of the court and so on. Sai will be questioned in detail on Tuesday.