The crime branch of Mumbai police probing the mysterious disappearance of files related to the Adarsh society scam, filed an application in court on Friday, seeking to conduct brain mapping and other scientific tests.
The crime branch of the city police probing the mysterious disappearance of files related to the Adarsh society scam, filed an application in court on Friday, seeking to conduct brain mapping and other scientific tests on five officers, including a woman, from the urban development department.
The investigating agency claims that the officers are aware of the movements of the file, but are not co-operating in the investigation.
The officials hope to dig out the truth through brain-mapping. The file resurfaced as mysteriously as it had vanished. However, some crucial papers have gone missing. The papers dealt with the coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) clearance to the now controversial project and the change of reservation of road to residential premises.
According to experts, brain mapping is said to be a test that maps the brain to reveal ‘ hidden knowledge.’ During the tests, forensic experts apply unique technologies to find if a suspect’s brain recognises things related to the occurrence of a crime. The court is expected to hear the crime branch’s application on February 14. This move by the crime branch gains significance since the agency has to submit a progress report regarding the case to high court on February 17.
According to a supreme court ruling, it is mandatory for the investigating agency to take the consent of the suspect before conducting brain mapping. Sources say that in such cases, suspects generally allow the scientific tests to be conducted to free themselves of guilt.
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