India, June 18 -- A special court on Wednesday permitted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a polygraph test on two suspect-witnesses in the 2024 murder of former Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Abhishek Ghosalkar. Additional sessions judge Ajit A Yadav, however, rejected the agency's request to conduct the test on a third suspect who had refused consent.

The order came nearly 16 months after Ghosalkar was shot dead during a Facebook Live session at the office of businessman Mauris Noronha in Borivali on February 8, 2024. Noronha, who was seen opening fire on Ghosalkar during the live stream, subsequently died from a gunshot wound from the same weapon.

In September 2024, the Bombay High Court transferred the probe from the ...