A special court in Kolkata on Thursday granted permission to the CBI to conduct a polygraph test on former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh and four other doctors in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate student at the hospital, officials said.
The CBI produced Ghosh and the four doctors, who were on duty on August 9, the day of the incident, before the special court seeking permission for lie detection test, they said.
Officials said the polygraph test requires not only court approval but also consent of the persons involved. The special court approved the CBI’s request. The agency also requested to conduct the polygraph test on the main accused, Sanjay Roy.
Earlier in the day, the CBI had alleged before the Supreme Court that there was an attempt by the local police to cover up the rape and murder of the post-graduate doctor as the crime scene was tampered with at the time the federal agency took over the investigation.
The rape and murder of a female resident doctor in a hospital seminar room sparked widespread protests.
The doctor’s body, with severe injury marks, was found inside the seminar room of the hospital’s chest department on the morning of August 9. A civic volunteer of the Kolkata Police was arrested the next day.
On August 13, the Calcutta High Court ordered the transfer of the investigation from the Kolkata Police to the CBI, which began its investigation on August 14.
With contributions from PTI
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