Shehla murder: Four accused, MLA to undergo lie-detector test

BHOPAL: In an important development, a team of central forensic science laboratory (CFSL) from Delhi is likely to reach Bhopal on Saturday to carry out polygraph-- lie detector-- test on the four accused and a BJP MLA Dhruv Narayan Singh, whose role in the sensational RTI activist Shehla Masood murder case is being probed.
"Our team is coming down to the state capital on Saturday and is likely to carry out the polygraph test on the prime accused Zaheeda Pervez, her close friend Saba Faruqui, her local help Saqib Ali also known as Danger and sharp-shooter of Kanpur, Irfan, " a top Central Bureau of Investigation official said.
He said the exercise is likely to be completed in two days, he said. BJP MLA is also expected to undergo lie-detector test, CBI sources said
Meanwhile, the CBI continued to grill all four accused in a room. Investigators confronted the accused in the country's premier agency custody with a volley of questions pertaining to the killing.They reportedly spilled some vital information in connection with the killing, sources said.
"We won't disclose any information regarding the grilling, "officials said adding that it would affect investigations underway.About reports that a name of a member of parliament too has figured during quizzing, an official categorically denied it.
According to investigations underway, Zaheeda with the help of Danger hired Irfan and Shanu Alunga both from Kanpur to eliminate Shehla, who was shot dead downstairs in the driver's seat of her car minutes after she left her place at the City's Koh-e-Fiza area on August 16 last year.
Shanu had been shoot dead in a gangwar (unrelated to Shehla murder) last year at Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh (UP).