The Karnataka Police on Tuesday filed an application seeking a special court’s permission to conduct scientific tests on two accused in connection with the murder of a real estate operative in Bengaluru, in which a city BJP MLA, Byrathi Basavaraj, is among the accused.

The Crime Investigation Department (CID) has sought permission from a special court for cases linked to elected representatives to conduct a polygraph test and brain mapping of a businessman-turned-Advocate A G Ajeeth Kumar and a co-accused, Anil R D, who is an actor and a producer, in connection with its probe into the murder of realtor V G Shivaprakash alias Biklu Shiva, 44.

He was allegedly killed outside his house on a public street near the Halasuru Lake on July 15 by a gang of armed assailants.

Kumar and Anil are am

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