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| India duo in court over killings | India duo in court over killings |
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| Two men accused of killing 17 young women and children in Noida, a suburb of the Indian capital, Delhi, are due in court in a few hours. | Two men accused of killing 17 young women and children in Noida, a suburb of the Indian capital, Delhi, are due in court in a few hours. |
| The businessman and his servant were taken to the western state of Gujarat for polygraph lie-detector tests and are due to return to Noida soon. | The businessman and his servant were taken to the western state of Gujarat for polygraph lie-detector tests and are due to return to Noida soon. |
| The two were arrested 10 days ago after the remains of the victims were found in a sewer in Noida. | The two were arrested 10 days ago after the remains of the victims were found in a sewer in Noida. |
| The police say they will ask for the men to be remanded longer in custody. | The police say they will ask for the men to be remanded longer in custody. |
| In Gujarat, the two accused were put through five days of tests, including polygraph tests for lie detection and brain mapping. | In Gujarat, the two accused were put through five days of tests, including polygraph tests for lie detection and brain mapping. |
| 'Co-operated' | 'Co-operated' |
| Moninder Singh Pandher, a rich businessman, and his servant, Surender Kohli, were also administered a chemical, known as "truth serum" which, experts say, leads to a state of semi-consciousness and affects a person's ability to lie. | |
| The director of the laboratory, Dr JM Vyas, said the two men co-operated during the tests. | The director of the laboratory, Dr JM Vyas, said the two men co-operated during the tests. |
| Police control angry crowds outside the house | Police control angry crowds outside the house |
| He said they will undergo a medical examination before they return to Noida. | He said they will undergo a medical examination before they return to Noida. |
| The results of the tests may not be known for some more time as experts at the laboratory say they will need a few days to interpret and analyse the results. | The results of the tests may not be known for some more time as experts at the laboratory say they will need a few days to interpret and analyse the results. |
| The laboratory in Gujarat capital, Gandhinagar, is one of the few in the country with the facilities for such tests. | The laboratory in Gujarat capital, Gandhinagar, is one of the few in the country with the facilities for such tests. |
| Police say these tests will help them in their investigation and provide vital clues about how the men's minds work. | Police say these tests will help them in their investigation and provide vital clues about how the men's minds work. |
| Incompetence | Incompetence |
| The crime has shocked the country and caused immense grief and public anger in Noida, especially against the police whom many accuse of negligence and dereliction of duty. | The crime has shocked the country and caused immense grief and public anger in Noida, especially against the police whom many accuse of negligence and dereliction of duty. |
| Furious residents say police failed to act over the abductions and murders because many of those reported missing came from impoverished families. | Furious residents say police failed 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. |
| Several Noida policemen have been sacked for alleged incompetence over the murders. | Several Noida policemen have been sacked for alleged incompetence over the murders. |
| 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. |
| There has been rioting around what the press has begun to refer to as the Noida "house of horrors", with police being pelted with stones. | There has been rioting around what the press has begun to refer to as the Noida "house of horrors", with police being pelted with stones. |