Makeover matters least in Nedumbassery car-hit case, say legal experts

The accused Suhail Sajeev, then.

The drastic restyling of Suhail Sajeev, 19, an accused in the Nedumbassery car hit incident that killed three youngsters, has left many onlookers wondering about the legal fallouts of the makeover of the accused.

The onlookers were in for a surprise on Thursday (October 15, 2026) to see a gloomy youngster with a cross-cropped haircut stepping out of the police vehicle, which brought him to the site of the accident, in place of the charming, clean-shaven youth with a long-hair and boyish appearance. The accused had a haircut in Borstal School where he was housed, which left to wonder loudly whether it was an attempt to defeat a possible identification parade in jail.

The accused Suhail Sajeev, now.

However, criminal law experts feel that an identification parade would be a futile exercise in this case as the identity of the accused is all over social media.