Suspected terrorists undergo narco-analysis and polygraph tests

The two suspected Pakistani militants arrested in Mysore last month underwent narco-analysis and polygraph test at the Forensic Sciences Laboratory (FSL) in Bangalore.

The duo – Mohammed Fahad and Ali Hussain – were brought to Bangalore early on Monday. While Mohammed Fahad underwent a polygraph test, Ali Hussain was subjected to a narco-analysis test, police said.

The two suspected terrorists were brought to Bangalore with their faces covered amidst heavy security after the Mysore Court allowed a petition by the police to subject them to scientific tests and granted three days time for the purpose. Apart from the polygraph and narco-analysis tests, which were conducted on Monday and Tuesday, the two of them are scheduled to undergo brain-mapping test on Wednesday.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mysore, Balakrishna told reporters that the scientific tests are being conducted to find more leads in the investigation. “Certain statements already recorded would be corroborated with the revelations they make during the scientific tests conducted in sub-conscious state”, he added.

The two suspected terrorists had been caught by the police in the early hours of October 27 after a gun battle on the outskirts of Mysore. The duo were planning to target the Vikasa Soudha, the stately building housing the State Secretariat in Bangalore. A satellite phone, an AK 47 rifle, compact discs with maps of Vikasa Soudha and chemicals used in the manufacture of bombs had also been recovered from them.