Ghaziabad: After over five-and-a-half years, a CBI court here will pronounce its judgement today in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder, one of the most sensational criminal cases in which the girl’s parents, both dentists, are the prime suspects.
After the crime took place May 15, 2008, the case was investigated by Uttar Pradesh police. During the probe, police suspected the involvement of Aarushi’s parents, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar. Rajesh Talwar was arrested May 23, 2008. However, a fortnight after the murders, the case was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation on May 31, 2008. The bureau submitted its closure report on December 29, 2010, when it could not establish the sequence of events. In the absence of reliable evidence, the investigation agency said: “No one can be accounted accused.”
During the trial on January 25, 2011, Rajesh Talwar was attacked in the court premises. On February 28, 2011, a CBI special magistrate passed an order in which the closure report was rejected and summons were issued to Rajesh and Nupur Talwar.
The CBI’s investigation officer, A G L Kaul, said during his testimony that on the basis of the circumstances, he was convinced that the dentist couple killed their daughter. On November 12, 2013, the CBI judge adjourned the court till November 25, the date set for the judgement. IANS
