Liedetection test on Tytler: Court to hear case on July 21

NEWDELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday said it would hear on July 21 a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought permission to conduct polygraph test on Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, who had been given clean chit thrice.

The court has sought the CBI investigating officer’s response on the plea of controversial arms dealer and witness Abhishek Verma, who has given conditional consent to undergo the liedetection test, to provide him round-the-clock security till the time he undergoes the test.

Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Shivali Sharma had earlier asked Verma to file a written application in this regard and sought the investigating officer’s response.

Verma had been seeking 24-hour security for him and his family citing serious threats to their lives.

He, however, had agreed to the suggestion given by the counsel for the victims in the court that he be given round-the-clock security till he undergoes polygraph test after which the threat perception be re-assessed.

Besides Verma, the CBI has also sought Tytler’s consent to undergo lie-detection test, which he has refused.

The court had on May 9 directed Tytler and Verma to give an “unambiguous” reply on whether they wanted to undergo the lie-detection test. It had held that the CBI’s plea for obtaining their consent for the test was maintainable. PTI