CID officials are likely to approach court on Saturday to seek permission for conducting the forensic tests, including narco-analysis and brain-mapping.
AHMEDABAD: The three IPS officers arrested in connection with the killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh in a fake encounter in 2005 refused cooperation when police sought their consent for conducting narco-analysis tests on them.
"The three accused officials, including DIG (border range) D G Vanzara, outrightly refused to undergo brain-mapping and other forensic tests when officials of CID (Crime) approached them for their consent," a police source said on Friday night.
However, the CID officials are likely to approach court on Saturday to seek permission for conducting the forensic tests, including narco-analysis and brain-mapping.
The officials believe these tests will help them speed up their investigation of the case, sources said.
With time being at a premium for the CID in view of the Supreme Court's directive to submit a final status report on the case within two weeks, the investigating agency is keen to carry out these tests as soon as possible, sources said.
The CID officials had on Thursday held a meeting with personnel of the Directorate of Forensic Science (DFS) in Gandhinagar in this connection.
Officials believe a forensic probe on the arrested IPS officials -- Vanzara, SP Rajkumar Pandiyan and Rajasthan SP Dineshkumar MN -- could throw more light on certain loose ends in the case, including the death of Sheikh's wife Kausar Bi.
According to the CID's interim report, all three were present at Vishala circle on the outskirts of Ahmedabad when Sheikh was gunned down in November 2005.
The attention will now shift to the metropolitan court where the CID will produce the three officials after their four-day remand ends on Friday.
Mitesh Amin, the advocate representing the three officials, said: "For the past 12 days, my clients have been cooperating with the investigating agency.
"Forensic tests are needed when the accused do not cooperate in the investigation," Amin said, adding he would argue against a forensic probe if the CID moves an application in this regard.
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