The CBI on Thursday conducted polygraph tests on two private guards employed at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, where a 31-year-old trainee doctor was brutally raped and killed earlier this month. Published: August 29, 2024 10:34 PM IST By Edited by The CBI, which is probing the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor in Kolkata, Thursday conducted polygraph tests on two private guards of the city’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the crime was perpetrated on August 9. Officials said the polygraph tests on the two guards were carried out after the two consented to the exercise before a Kolkata court which also gave its nod to the tests, adding the tests were concluded by the evening.
The total number of individuals put through polygraph tests in the case is now 10, including arrested accused Sanjay Roy, former principal of the medical college Sandip Ghosh, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Kolkata Police Anup Dutta, four doctors who were on duty with the victim on the fateful night, and a civic volunteer of the Kolkata Police, to get further leads about the crime. Notably, the information revealed during a polygraph test cannot not be used as evidence during the trial but the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) might gather corroborative evidence that could be used in court, according to officials. A polygraph test can help assess inaccuracies in the statements of suspects and witnesses.
By monitoring their psychological re.