Krishna Bahadur was brought to the jail here by police to identify the accused, in the presence of Gudalur Magistrate Tamilselvan.
He reportedly identified six accused.
Six of the eight accused are lodged in the central jail here, while the other two are in a jail in Kerala
Security guard Om Bahadur was killed on April 24 by a 10 member gang, which also attacked Bahadur and fled with some watches and an artpiece from a room which they broke open.
Sami alias Manoj Samy, Santhosh, Satheeshan, Dhipu, Udhaya Kumar and Manoj are lodged in the jail here and Bahadur reportedly identified them from among nearly 50 persons, jail sources said.