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| Two men accused of killing 17 young women and children in a suburb of the Indian capital, Delhi, are undergoing tests using a truth drug. | |
| The businessman and his servant will also be subjected to brain mapping tests at a forensic laboratory in the western state of Gujarat. | The businessman and his servant will also be subjected to brain mapping tests at a forensic laboratory in the western state of Gujarat. |
| The two were arrested last week after the remains of the victims were found in a sewer the suburb of Noida. | The two were arrested last week after the remains of the victims were found in a sewer the suburb of Noida. |
| Several policemen have been sacked for alleged incompetence over the murders. | Several policemen have been sacked for alleged incompetence over the murders. |
| In a report, the Hindustan Times newspaper says the accused will be injected with sodium pentothal, also known as truth serum, in the hope they will lose their capacity to lie. | In a report, the Hindustan Times newspaper says the accused will be injected with sodium pentothal, also known as truth serum, in the hope they will lose their capacity to lie. |
| Not foolproof | Not foolproof |
| The report quotes Dr JM Vyas, director of the laboratory based in Gujarat's capital Gandhinagar, as saying: "Some individuals reveal much within half an hour while others may take hours." | |
| Officials say the tests may take up to three days and it will be days before the results will be known. | Officials say the tests may take up to three days and it will be days before the results will be known. |
| Experts say the narco-analysis tests are not foolproof. Also, they are not admissible in court. | Experts say the narco-analysis tests are not foolproof. Also, they are not admissible in court. |
| Police control angry crowds outside the house | Police control angry crowds outside the house |
| But police say these tests will help them in their investigation and provide vital clues about how the men's minds work. | But police say these tests will help them in their investigation and provide vital clues about how the men's minds work. |
| The crime has shocked the country and resulted in immense public anger in Noida, especially against the police whom many accuse of negligence and dereliction of duty. | The crime has shocked the country and resulted in immense public anger in Noida, especially against the police whom many accuse of negligence and dereliction of duty. |
| Furious residents have accused police of failing to act over the abductions and murders because many of those reported missing came from impoverished families. | Furious residents have accused police of failing to act over the abductions and murders because many of those reported missing came from impoverished families. |
| The residents say that as many as 40 children have disappeared in the area over the past two years. | The residents say that as many as 40 children have disappeared in the area over the past two years. |
| Officials say that those accused of incompetence will be given an opportunity to explain their case, after which a panel will decide on further action. | Officials say that those accused of incompetence will be given an opportunity to explain their case, after which a panel will decide on further action. |
| On Monday, there was rioting around what the press has begun to refer to as the Noida "house of horrors", with police being pelted with stones. | On Monday, there was rioting around what the press has begun to refer to as the Noida "house of horrors", with police being pelted with stones. |