Bengaluru, Apr 23: K T Naveen Kumar aka Hotte Manja, a weapons supplier and Hindutva leader, who is one of the suspects in the murder case of journalist Gauri Lankesh has threatened the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that he would commit suicide if he was subjected to narcoanalysis tests.
38-year-old Kumar had earlier told a sessions court in Bengaluru that he was willing to undergo the tests. A senior police officer in the SIT said that as per the Supreme Court guidelines, Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) officials conducting the tests must take written consent from a suspect even after the court's permission.
FSL officials had given the SIT dates between April 16 and 30 for conducting the tests. SIT sleuths picked up Kumar from the Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara, on April 14 and took him to Gandhinagar.
When FSL officials explained to Kumar about what will happen to his body when he undergoes polygraph and Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature Profiling (BEOS) tests, he started screaming and threatened to commit suicide. As a result, the tests couldn't take place, and the SIT had to bring him back to Bengaluru.
An SIT official said Kumar's refusal to undergo the tests would be brought to the notice of the court and that they would seek his custody for further interrogation. Meanwhile, Veda Murthy, the counsel for Kumar, said his bail application was likely to be moved this week.
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Perhaps he will commit suicide, his Sanghi Masters may have threatned to eliminate his family, if he goes for Narco test. Obviously he feels betrayed and helpless. So he has no choice (?). But why is the investigation team waiting for a criminals approval for Narco test ?
No criminal will give consent for narco test if he committed crime
Why cops asking about criminal's consent in narco test. If didn't ask, don't concern about that threat.
His statement to commit suicide is clear proof of his involvement in Gauri lankesh murder,if he did so it is a punishment from God for his crime let him try.
When will get over "further investigation".. why govt wasting money. Should do first and hang him asap
Now only 85 percent confirmed. Now only need to know the way he did and involvement of big leaders
Govt wasting money. Cops may arrange more protection to him till the probe getting over
Who cares...! better to do that. then can cut short some procedure
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