Bhubaneswar, July 5: The lawyer of the retired army doctor, who allegedly killed his wife, today moved the court of the sub-divisional judicial magistrate for special treatment of his client outside jail.

Parida was arrested on the night of June 21 on the suspicion of killing Ushashree, 60, chopping her body into 200-odd pieces and stashing them away in two iron chests.

The couple’s children, Lalit and Lekha, are settled in the UAE.

In his petition, the lawyer has prayed to the court to ask for a report from the jail authorities regarding Parida’s health condition. “Parida is suffering from cardiac ailments and hypertension. The facilities in the jail are not adequate to meet the doctor’s needs. So, I have prayed to the court to arrange for better facilities outside jail,” said counsel Ashok Raj.

Raj also said he would move the higher court for bail after going through preliminary police reports.

The police today continued questioning the help, who used to work at Parida’s house, for the second consecutive day. During the interrogation, the cops asked Renuka several questions to find out whether the couple used to share bitter relations.

Sources in the police said that during questioning, Renuka revealed that the doctor was very strict and used to “punish” her. Renuka apparently told the cops that the doctor used to ask her to do “sit-ups” at times when she had made a mistake.

Deputy commissioner of police, Bhubaneswar, Nitinjeet Singh said the police were examining the lie detection report of the former army doctor.

“We will take further action after consultation with forensic experts,” said Singh.

However, lie detection test reports are not admissible in court.

The police suspect that Parida killed his wife by battering her head with a heavy object, probably an iron rod. But so far, they have been unable to find the murder weapon.

The inability to find the murder weapon and an eyewitness has become a major problem for the cops. The loopholes in the case they are making against Parida will make it hard for them to prove in a court of law that he was guilty of murdering his wife.

The cops had grilled Parida’s gardener Birendra Suna on Tuesday.

But, the interrogation had left them with few clues, as Suna had said he had no idea about what kind of relations the doctor and his wife shared.