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| A court in a suburb of the Indian capital, Delhi, has extended the remand period of two men accused of killing 17 young women and children by two days. | A court in a suburb of the Indian capital, Delhi, has extended the remand period of two men accused of killing 17 young women and children by two days. |
| The businessman and his servant were sent to the western state of Gujarat for taking polygraph lie-detector tests. They are due in court on Friday. | The businessman and his servant were sent to the western state of Gujarat for taking polygraph lie-detector tests. They are due in court on Friday. |
| The two were arrested 10 days ago after the remains of the victims were found in a sewer in the suburb of Noida. | The two were arrested 10 days ago after the remains of the victims were found in a sewer in the suburb of Noida. |
| They are being held on suspicion of multiple abduction, rape and murder. | They are being held on suspicion of multiple abduction, rape and murder. |
| More tests | More tests |
| A prosecution lawyer, appearing on behalf of the police, told a court in Noida that businessman Moninder Singh Pandher and his servant Surender Koli could not be physically produced before the court. | A prosecution lawyer, appearing on behalf of the police, told a court in Noida that businessman Moninder Singh Pandher and his servant Surender Koli could not be physically produced before the court. |
| Police control angry crowds outside the house | |
| He said the two men were undergoing more tests in a forensic laboratory in Gandhinagar, capital of the western state of Gujarat. | |
| The two accused have been put through five days of tests, including polygraph tests for lie detection and brain mapping. | The two accused have been put through five days of tests, including polygraph tests for lie detection and brain mapping. |
| They 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. | They 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. |
| 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 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 hope they will provide vital clues. | |
| 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. |
| Six Noida policemen have been sacked for alleged incompetence over the murders. Three senior officers are suspended. | |
| 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. |
| The bar association of Noida has said none of its lawyers will defend the accused in court. | The bar association of Noida has said none of its lawyers will defend the accused in court. |