The incident has sparked protests across the country. | Photo: PTI
The CBI on Thursday sought a polygraph test from former director of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh and four other doctors in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate fellow at the medical centre, officials said.
The CBI produced Ghosh and four other junior doctors, who were on duty on the date of the incident on August 9, in the court of additional judicial magistrates at Sealdah in north Kolkata to seek permission to conduct the lie detector test on them, they said.
The test can only be carried out with court authorization and the consent of the suspect, officials said.
A closed-door hearing on the matter was held before the ACJM this afternoon.
The CBI has already sought a polygraph test of arrested Kolkata Police civic volunteer Sanjay Roy, the prime suspect in the case, and is awaiting court approval to go ahead with the test.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court set a deadline of 5 p.m. Friday within which the magistrate in question would have to issue an order on the agency’s appeal regarding Roy’s test.
Earlier in the day, the CBI had alleged before the high court that there was an attempt by the local police to cover up the rape and murder of the postgraduate doctor as the crime scene was tampered with at the time the federal agency took over the investigation.
While lie detector test results are inadmissible in court, they help determine the course of investigations, an official said.
The agency may have reason to believe that both the suspect and the former director and his colleagues are withholding information in their interrogation sessions. That is why they may have chosen to appeal the lie detector test, a former police officer said.
A polygraph test can help assess inaccuracies in statements from suspects and witnesses. By monitoring their psychological responses (heart rate, breathing patterns, sweating, and blood pressure), investigators can determine if there are discrepancies in their answers.
The doctor’s body, with serious injuries, was found on the morning of August 9 in the seminar room of the hospital’s chest department. The incident has sparked protests across the country.
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First published: August 22, 2024 | 21:51 IS
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