CBI moves court for narco test of Karti Chidambaram
The CBI Wednesday moved a special court seeking permission to conduct narco analysis test on Karti Chidambaram, arrested in the INX media case.
Special judge Sunil Rana said that he will take the matter on March 9 when Karti is brought to the court after three days of custodial interrogation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The court will also take up for hearing two other applications of the CBI seeking production warrants of Karti's chartered accountant S Bhaskararaman, arrested in the money laundering case, and co-accused Indrani Mukerjea, court sources said.
Karti was sent to three more days of CBI custody on Tuesday, with the court saying that the extension of his remand was necessary to maintain continuity in the investigation to secure evidence to arrive at the truth.
The application for narco analysis test assumes significance as the agency tuesday alleged that Karti was not cooperating in the investigation and was "evasive" in his replies.
