Sunanda Pushkar case: Witnesses ready for polygraph test

New Delhi, May 20: The three witnesses in Sunanda Pushkar case will tell the court that they are ready to take the lie detector test. According to the law, when an investigating agency seeks permission from the court to conduct a lie detector test, it is necessary that the approval of the persons concerned is taken.

The three witnesses Narain Singh, Shashi Tharoor's domestic help, driver Bajrangi and family friend Sanjay Dewan were accused by the Delhi police of lying about certain circumstances that led to the death of Sunanda Pushkar.

The three witnesses are likely to tell the court today that they are ready to take the test as they have nothing to hide. This approval is essential in cases where the investigating agency seeks to conduct a polygraph or lie detector test.

The court will hear an application by the Delhi police seeking to conduct a polygraph test on all three persons. The court has summoned the three witnesses to appear before it later today.

The three witnesses will however express concern over the probe. They are likely to tell the court about certain aspects of the probe by the Delhi police which they are not in agreement with. However the consent for the polygraph test will be given by the witnesses as they feel that they have not concealed anything before the police.

Delhi police wants clarity:

The Delhi police has raised various points regarding the probe. There are some statements made by the witnesses which is not consistent the Delhi police have alleged. While the witnesses had stated that Sunanda stayed at the hotel as there was repair work going on at Shashi Tharoor's Delhi residence, the police had found that there was no such work on.

The police say that the repair work was completed way before Sunanda landed in Delhi. Further the police also want to know why the power had been switched off in her room prior to her death. The alleged Meher Tarar angle and the fact that Sunanda wanted to call for a press conference were not revealed by the witnesses during their questioning the Delhi police had alleged.

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