Army officer assault case: All accused police personnel to undergo Narco test

Bhubaneswar, Sept 27: In a significant development regarding the alleged custodial assault of an Army Captain and his fiancée inside Bharatpur Police Station,  Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) Dinakrushna Mishra and his four suspended colleagues are set to undergo Narco tests.

The state crime branch, currently investigating the case, approached the court on Thursday to seek permission to subject Sub-Inspector (SI) Baisalini Panda, ASIs Salilamayee Sahoo and Sagarika Rath, and Constable Balaram Hansda to Narco tests, Brain Mapping, and Polygraph tests.

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The Crime Branch has formally requested the court's approval for these examinations, which are aimed at uncovering the truth behind the allegations. The court will make a final decision once the four officers give their consent for the tests.

Worth mentioning, the court earlier allowed to conduct the polygraph test of the IIC who has been accused of assaulting the Captain’s fiancée while they had gone to lodge a complaint over a road rage incident in Bhubaneswar.

The Army officer posted in West Bengal and his fiancee were allegedly harassed by some local youths on September 14 night following which they approached the Bharatpur police station to take swift action against the miscreants over road rage before they flee from the spot.

However, the duo picked up a quarrel with cops in the police station as the on duty officer asked to register an FIR first.

The army officer was allegedly kept in the lockup and assaulted while his female friend was taken to a secluded room by a woman officer, where she was allegedly assaulted, stripped and molested.