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Tamil Nadu
Government urged not to use narcoanalysis for investigations
Special Correspondent
CHENNAI: Forensic Sciences Society of India president P. Chandra Sekharan has submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, urging him not to use narcoanalysis in the investigation of the Adhiyamankottai weapons theft case.
On learning of the State government’s recent move to approach private non-clinical narcoanalysis service providers in Bangalore to investigate police personnel indicted in the case, Prof. Chandra Sekharan decided to convey his opposition to Mr. Karunanidhi.
Terming narcoanalysis a “yesteryear’s barbarism and violation of human rights,” Prof. Chandra Sekharan urged the Tamil Nadu government, which had, until recently, avoided the use of such investigation methods, to continue avoiding them.
“There is no substitute for sustained police interrogation. While police can vary their interrogation techniques, they must not resort to narcoanalysis, the results of which are unreliable,” he said.
The evidence from narcoanalysis is not conclusive in convicting persons, but some courts do allow it.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Prof. Chandra Sekharan, whose forensic skills were utilised by the State government in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, stressed that the Supreme Court should take up the issue of using narcoanalysis in investigations.
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