Shraddha Murder: Delhi Court gives permission to produce Aftab for narco test

A Delhi Court on Tuesday allowed the plea of Delhi police seeking permission to produce Aftab Amin Poonawala at FSL Rohini for Narco Analysis from Tihar jail where he is in judicial custodyMetropolitan magistrate Aviral Shukla allowed the plea moved by the investigation officer seeking permission to produce Aftab before FSL Rohini for conducting the examinationThe court granted permission to produce Aftab before the doctors for a pretest medical examination at Ambedkar Hospital on December 1 The court also granted the permission to produce him at FSL from Tihar jail on December 5 sources saidHis tests could not be completed as he was not feeling well for some daysThe Court on November 26 had remanded Aftab Amin Poonawala to judicial custody after police interrogation He was produced through Video conferencing from Ambedkar HospitalThe Court had conducted the hearing through video conferencing and sent Aftab to 13 days of judicial custody sources saidThe court of Metropolitan Magistrate Vijayshree Rathore November 18 had allowed the application for a polygraph test of the accused AftabDelhi police had moved a lower court to seek permission to conduct the Polygraph test of Aftab Amin Poonawala Police have said that the accused is giving misleading answers to questionsDelhi police submitted that Aftab is giving wrong information and misleading the investigationThis is the second scientific examination Delhi police sought to conduct on AftabEarlier the court had ordered Rohini Forensic Science Lab to conduct a narco test of accused Aftab within 5 days The court directed the IO not to use any thirddegree measures He is in further 5 days of police custody MLC be prepared as per rulesMetropolitan magistrate Vijayshree Rathore had also allowed the application seeking permission for a Narco analysis test of accused AftabAlso Read Shraddha murder case Police van carrying Aftab Poonawala attackedThe FSL Rohini was directed to allow the IO for conducting the Narco Analysis Test of the accused within five days from today the court said in an order on November 18During the proceedings the accused was explained the meaning of the Narcos Analysis Test and the consequences thereofHe further informed that since he is not physically produced before the court today and his consent for the Narcos Analysis Test is being sought through video conferencing mode via video conferencing Meet his consent shall be recorded through his LegalAid Counsel Harshit Sagar who was appointed on his behalf on November 14According to sources Delhi police had submitted before the court that the investigation is going on The accused is to be taken to Uttrakhand and Himachal Pradesh where he went with ShraddhaDelhi police had also submitted that further custodial interrogation of the accused is required to unearth the entire case and to collect the evidenceEarlier the court had allowed applications seeking the appearance of Aftab through VCDelhi police submitted that as per the information some religious outfits and miscreants may attack the accused In these scenarios it would not be appropriate to produce the accused in the courtroomOn Monday evening two persons attacked the police van carrying him from Rohini to Tihar jail with swords They had been arrested The court remanded both persons to judicial custodyAfter considering the application the judge said I am aware of the public sentiment attached to the case I am also aware of the media coverage and sensitivity of the matterIn the interest of justice the application for appearance through video conferencing is allowedWhile the court heard the application lawyers were protesting outside the courtroom and raising slogans against AftabThey were raising the slogans Shraddha ke hatyare ko fansi do fansi doThe court thereafter said the application for seeking an extension of police custody will be taken up through VCThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever