The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team probing the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Hospital got court permission to conduct a polygraph test on Dr Sandip Ghosh, former principal of the state-run hospital.

Along with Dr Ghosh, four other doctors will also undergo the polygraph test in connection with the case that shocked the country, news agency ANI quoted CBI sources as saying. It was reported earlier today that the CBI team had approached a court seeking permission to conduct a polygraph test on the five doctors.

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