GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 1st Dec. Aaftab Amin Poonawala, the accused in the murder of Shraddha Walkar, underwent a narco analysis test for nearly two hours on Thursday at a Rohini hospital as part of the ongoing investigation in the case.
Poonawala’s narco test was completely successful, according to officials, and his health was fine.
Poonawala arrived at Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital in Rohini at 8.40 a.m., and the narco test began around 10 a.m., according to police. He was kept under observation after the test.
A general check-up was performed prior to the test to check his blood pressure, pulse rate, body temperature, and heart rate, according to a senior official.
A consent form with complete details of Poonawala and the team conducting his narco test was read out to him as part of the procedure. After he signed the form, the narco analysis procedure was started, the official said.
Narco analysis entails the intravenous administration of a drug (such as sodium pentothal, scopolamine, or sodium amytal) that causes the person undergoing the procedure to enter various stages of anaesthesia.
The person becomes less inhibited and more likely to reveal information that would normally not be revealed in the conscious state during the hypnotic stage.
When other pieces of evidence fail to provide a clear picture of a case, investigators turn to this test.
The Delhi Police had previously stated that it had requested Poonawalla’s narco analysis test because his responses during interrogation were “deceptive.”
The Supreme Court has ruled that narco-analysis, brain mapping, and polygraph tests on anyone without their consent are illegal.
Furthermore, statements made during this test are not admissible as primary evidence in court unless the bench believes that the facts and nature of the case permit it.
Poonawalla, 28, allegedly strangled his live-in partner Walkar and sawed her body into 35 pieces, which he kept in a 300-litre fridge at his home in Mehrauli, South Delhi, for nearly three weeks before dumping them across the city over several days.
He was arrested on November 12 and put in police custody for five days, which was extended by five days on November 17. On November 26, the court ordered him to be held in judicial custody for 13 days.
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