A team from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) has reached Tihar Jail for the post-narco analysis interview of Aftab Poonawala, accused in the Shraddha Walkar murder case. The team is accompanied by the investigating officer, according to reports.
Aftab underwent the narco test on Thursday, after multiple rounds of polygraph tests earlier this week. In the post-test interview, the team will confront Aftab with the replies he gave during the analysis. The session is being held under high security at the Tihar jail as per a court order taking into consideration the risks involved in his transportation.
Aftab's narco analysis test, which went on for more than two hours at a hospital, was completely successful. According to a Firstpost report, Aftab confessed to murdering his live-in partner Shraddha and using “multiple weapons”. Narco test involves intravenous administration of a drug that causes the person undergoing it to enter into various stages of anesthesia.
Though confessions during these tests cannot be produced as evidence in court, these techniques are used by investigating agencies to get to the truth and gather evidence.
If polygraph and narco tests lead to no consensus, the investigators probing the murder case may go for Aftab’s brain mapping to get the leads, Firstpost stated in a report quoting an FSL source.
The Delhi Police had sought Aftab's narco analysis test as his responses during interrogation were "deceptive" in nature.
Aftab allegedly strangled Shraddha on May 18, chopped her body int multiple pieces and disposed of them in different parts of the city. The Delhi police have reportedly recovered 13 body parts from the Mehrauli forest area but have not been able to ascertain if they belong to Shraddha. The DNA test results are not yet available.
-with PTI inputs
