Polygraph test for 5 in Parliament case

THE five accused who were arrested in connection to the December 13 Parliament security breach incident gave their consent before a Delhi court on Friday to conduct their polygraph test while the only woman among the accused in the case, Neelam Azad, refused to consent for polygraph test.

- JAISON WILSON

The accused were brought before the Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur of Patiala House Court in the national capital at the end of their previous custody by Delhi Police The court also extended the police custody of all the accused persons, including Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Amol Dhanraj Shinde, Neelam Azad, Lalit Jha, and Mahesh Kumawat by eight days.

Earlier, Delhi Police had moved an application before Patiala House Court seeking to conduct polygraph test on all the accused persons as part of the investigation into the Parliament security breach case.