Suspected terrorists to undergo narco-analysis

The two suspected terrorists from Pakistan, who were arrested after a late-night shoot-out in Mysore near here last week, would be subjected to narco-analysis tests.

The trail court in Mysore granted permission for a narco-analysis of Mohammed Fahad and Ali Hussein, the two suspected militants, after the police team interrogating them submitted a petition in the regard. The investigators seek to gather more information about their activities during the narco-analysis tests.

However, the narco-analysis is expected to be carried out after a team of policemen from Jammu and Kashmir arrives in Mysore for interrogation. One of the accused Ali Hussein is said to be facing 19 cases booked by the Jammu and Kashmir police. The local police are awaiting the arrival of their counterparts from Jammu and Kashmir.

Meanwhile, Mysore City Police Commissioner Pravin Sood said sleuths from Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) had arrived in Mysore to monitor the investigation.

The seizure of incriminating documents, a large cache of arms and ammunition, an AK-47 rifle, chemicals used in the manufacture of explosives, a satellite phone and 20 sim cards among other items from the two suspected terrorists had generated a lot of interest in the Union Government, according to Sood.

While Fahad is a post graduate in Analytical Chemistry from Karachi University and had arrived in India on a Pakistani passport, which has an official Indian visa, Ali Hussein had sneaked into India from the borders at Kashmir. Sood said the police had enough evidence that the duo had tried to obtain an Indian passport through fraudulent means.