A CBI court on Tuesday reserved 25 November, as the date on which the final verdict will be read out in the sensational 2008 double murder case of teenager Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj.
Aarushi’s parents, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar are the accused in the case.
Additional sessions judge Shyam Lal reserved the order after the defence completed its final arguments and CBI submitted its rebuttal, in a case which has seen several twists and turns.
CBI on Tuesday, on the one hand, maintained its stand that it was the dentist couple who had killed their teenage daughter Aarushi and their servant, as circumstantial evidence was against them. On the other hand, the defence lawyers alleged that Talwars had been framed in the case.
Fourteen-year-old Aarushi was found murdered in her apartment in Noida on 16 May, 2008. The next day, the body of Hemraj was discovered on the apartment’s terrace. Rajesh and Nupur were in the house on the night the crime was committed. The allegations have been refuted by Talwars who have claimed innocence in the matter. They are presently out on bail.
The CBI had on 29 December, 2010, filed its report for closing the case. Special judicial magistrate Preeti Mishra had on 9 February, 2011 rejected the closure report and made the couple accused on charges of murder, destruction of evidence and common intention to commit the crime.
The investigation in the case was initially carried out by the Uttar Pradesh police, which had arrested Aarushi’s father Rajesh on 23 May, 2008.
The probe was handed over to the CBI on 29 May, 2008 and Rajesh was granted bail by the Ghaziabad court on 11 July, 2008.
The CBI, after probing the murder for over two-and-half years, filed its closure report in the case in the Ghaziabad special CBI court, saying it had been unable to find out any evidence to prosecute the Talwars. The trial court, however, rejected the CBI closure report, saying there was enough prima facie material in the agency’s report to put the couple on trial for their alleged involvement in the twin murders and had issued summons to them to face trial. ‘In such a case where the incident has happened inside home, visible evidence cannot be ignored,’ it had said.
The Talwars had subsequently moved the Allahabad High Court, which dismissed their pleas to quash the trial court summons and the proceedings initiated against them. After the Allahabad High Court’s dismissal, the couple approached the apex court but was denied relief.
Aarushi’s parents, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar are the accused in the case.
Additional sessions judge Shyam Lal reserved the order after the defence completed its final arguments and CBI submitted its rebuttal, in a case which has seen several twists and turns.
CBI on Tuesday, on the one hand, maintained its stand that it was the dentist couple who had killed their teenage daughter Aarushi and their servant, as circumstantial evidence was against them. On the other hand, the defence lawyers alleged that Talwars had been framed in the case.
Fourteen-year-old Aarushi was found murdered in her apartment in Noida on 16 May, 2008. The next day, the body of Hemraj was discovered on the apartment’s terrace. Rajesh and Nupur were in the house on the night the crime was committed. The allegations have been refuted by Talwars who have claimed innocence in the matter. They are presently out on bail.
The CBI had on 29 December, 2010, filed its report for closing the case. Special judicial magistrate Preeti Mishra had on 9 February, 2011 rejected the closure report and made the couple accused on charges of murder, destruction of evidence and common intention to commit the crime.
The investigation in the case was initially carried out by the Uttar Pradesh police, which had arrested Aarushi’s father Rajesh on 23 May, 2008.
The probe was handed over to the CBI on 29 May, 2008 and Rajesh was granted bail by the Ghaziabad court on 11 July, 2008.
The CBI, after probing the murder for over two-and-half years, filed its closure report in the case in the Ghaziabad special CBI court, saying it had been unable to find out any evidence to prosecute the Talwars. The trial court, however, rejected the CBI closure report, saying there was enough prima facie material in the agency’s report to put the couple on trial for their alleged involvement in the twin murders and had issued summons to them to face trial. ‘In such a case where the incident has happened inside home, visible evidence cannot be ignored,’ it had said.
The Talwars had subsequently moved the Allahabad High Court, which dismissed their pleas to quash the trial court summons and the proceedings initiated against them. After the Allahabad High Court’s dismissal, the couple approached the apex court but was denied relief.