Bulandshahr accused agree to face narco test

GHAZIABAD/BULANDSHAHR: The Central Bureau of Investigation, which is probing the Bulandshahr highway robbery and gangrape case, produced the three accused before a fast track court as their three-day remand ended on Tuesday.

The CBI presented prime accused Saleem (who was earlier identified as Saleem Bawaria) and his two aides in the fast-track court. “All three accused agreed to their narco test,” said Manju Sharma, lawyer of the accused.

“The three accused were produced before the court and no further remand was sought by the CBI. Teams are carrying out investigation at Kannauj and other areas,” said a CBI spokesperson.

Sharma said the CBI should be directed to present ornaments recovered from the spot and from the accused.

“It should be found out if these ornaments belong to victims,” she said, adding the court had directed the CBI to submit the recovered ornaments on Wednesday.

The CBI officials informed the court that the ornaments were in safe custody and it would be submitted for examination on Wednesday. Anju Sharma, amicus curiae representing the accused, on Tuesday said the three pleaded innocent before the court.

“They (accused) have shown willingness to undergo narco analysis tests to find out if they were involved in the incident or not.”

“They have pleaded that they are not involved in the case...The three were later sent to judicial custody,” Sharma said. The victim’s family members demanded that they be called for an identification parade to identify the accused.

“It is almost over three weeks and no identification parade of the accused persons has been conducted. If there is a delay, it would become difficult for us to identify the accused. We had seen them at night when they were using torches off and on,” said a family member.