On March 3, 2002, Dharmalingam (D-1) demanded credit for liquor at Saravana Wine Shop, resulting in a confrontation where D-1 allegedly stabbed shop owner Thangavel (D-2) with a knife; in ... retaliation, A-1 fatally stabbed both D-1 and D-2, while A-2 was accused of instigating the attack by providing the knife, with eyewitnesses PW-1 and PW-2 corroborating the involvement of A-1 and A-2, leading to their conviction by the Trial and High Courts despite the appellants' claims of the prosecution's unreliability due to witness inconsistencies, investigative lapses, and insufficient evidence to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.