Kautilya's Arthashastra 4.7.21

4.7.21

ye cāsya hatabhūmāv āsannacarās tān ekaikaśaḥ pṛcchet "kenāyam ihānīto hato vā, kaḥ saśastraḥ saṃgūhamāna udvigno vā yuṣmābhir dṛṣṭaḥ" iti //

Those who happened to be at the locality of murder shall be severally asked as follows:--

By whom the deceased was brought there; whether they (the witnesses) saw any armed person lurking in the place and showing signs of troubled appearance?