Court Denies Narco Test on Prime Suspect in Doctor's Murder Case

A local court denied CBI’s request to conduct a narco analysis test on Sanjay Roy, the prime accused in the rape and murder case of a doctor at RG Kar hospital. Despite initially agreeing, Roy later refused. The CBI had sought the test to verify Roy's statements.

A local court on Friday rejected the CBI's appeal to perform a narco analysis test on Sanjay Roy, the prime suspect in the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar hospital, according to an officer.

Roy, who was arrested, refused to undergo the test despite earlier consenting. The CBI sources stated that Roy had a change of mind.

The central investigative agency had approached Sealdah court for permission to administer the test. "The accused did not agree to undergo the narco analysis test when the judge asked him about it," the officer said. The CBI aimed to conduct the test to validate Roy's account concerning the case.

Earlier, Roy was brought before the Sealdah court where the judge personally inquired if he had any objections to the narco test.

During a narco analysis test, the drug sodium pentothal is injected, causing the subject to enter a hypnotic state, thereby neutralizing imagination and often leading to truthful information, the CBI officer explained.

The CBI had earlier conducted a polygraph test on Roy inside Presidency Correctional Home.

On Thursday, a CBI team visited RG Kar hospital, where the postgraduate trainee's body was found on August 9. The team spoke to several officers and reviewed departments as part of the investigation. In the evening, they also accompanied the deceased doctor's parents to the hospital for questioning. "We asked them some specific questions as well," the officer added, noting they left after around two hours.

The CBI took over the investigation from Kolkata Police per the Calcutta High Court's directive.

(With inputs from agencies.)