lawyer of accused ex-Army medical officer Dr Somnath Parida, who had sliced his wife Ushashree into pieces, would appeal the court not to allow narco test on Parida on health ground of the accused.
The lawyer said the condition of the accused doctor was not well and narco test for the 72-year-old may cause damage to Parida’s life. He would request the court not to give permission to the police to conduct the test, he said.
Though the test is not tested ok evidence for the court, it would help the police to gather additional information and would strengthen the investigation process, sources said. As there was no eyewitness in the case, the police are struggling to unearth the truth of the case and using various methods to dig out important information from the accused, it added.
Meanwhile, the Commissionerate Police interrogated gardener and domestic help of Parida. The forensic team has been examining the results of Parida’s polygraph test. If the accused doctor gives consent for the test, police would go for the test available in Hyderabad, said the police sources.