A Delhi court on Wednesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct lie detection test on controversial arms dealer Abhishek Verma, a witness in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, at a Government-run forensic science laboratory in Rohini.
The court's order came after the CBI's investigating officer (IO) informed it about the places where the test facilities were available. The IO said in the report that while lie detection test facilities were available at FSl, Rohini, requisite provisions were not available at AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital here.
While Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, who has been given clean chit thrice by the CBI, had refused to undergo the test, Verma had given conditional consent saying he is ready to undergo the test if provided with round-the-clock security as he fears threats to his life.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Shivali Sharma directed the CBI to give a written notice to Verma three days prior to the date fixed for the test and asked his counsel not to change the date repeatedly.
"Needless to say all the prescribed formalities relating to the test need to be complied with. After the test is conducted, the IO shall file a report before the court," the court said and listed the matter for further hearing on September 12.
It also said that after the test is conducted, the IO shall inform the concerned DCP to re-assess threat perception of Verma, who has been provided round-the-clock security till he undergoes the test, as he fears for his life as well as that of his family members. The court allowed advocate Maninder Singh, who appeared for Verma, to remain present during the test.