Aarushi murder case: Only Talwars, no one else in house, says CBI (Courtesy: TOI)
ALLAHABAD: Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, who are fighting accusations of murdering their daughter, Aarushi, escalated their confrontation with the CBI on Monday. The dentist duo alleged before Allahabad High Court that a forensic report with the agency showed that fingerprints found on the terrace of their house, a bottle of whisky recovered from the house after the killings, personal belongings of Hemraj and the bedding of their clinic assistant Krishna matched those of their murdered servant.
Their counsel, Gopal Chaturvedi, told the court that this was an indication of Krishna's involvement. The affidavit was based on the DNA finger-printing report dated November 6, 2008, obtained last week from the CBI court in Ghaziabad.
The Talwars have accused the CBI of implicating them in the murders by ignoring evidence of Krishna's alleged involvement.
In New Delhi, CBI rejected the Talwars' claim. A CBI spokesperson said, "Their claim is wrong. No such DNA fingerprints were found on Krishna's pillow or terrace which were of the same person.''
When told that the claim was based on a DNA test conducted at a Hyderabad government laboratory, the spokesperson said, ''First of all, we have not given any forensic report to Talwars in the case. Secondly, they (Talwars) are claiming such a thing for the first time. They have been giving interviews on TV almost everyday. Why didn't they say all this earlier?''
On February 9, the special CBI court in Ghaziabad had directed CBI to prosecute Rajesh and Nupur for the murder of their daughter and domestic help Hemraj. The court had also directed the investigating agency to proceed with the prosecution of Nupur Talwar for criminal conspiracy for murder. The court had fixed February 28 as the next date for hearing the case.
The Talwars also questioned the CBI's reluctance to release the desktop installed in Aarushi's room. Their counsel said that they wanted to find out themselves as to who switched the modem on and off after the murder took place as claimed by the CBI.
The dentist couple are before the Allahabad court challenging the decision of the CBI court to try them for Aarushi's murder. As the hearing could not conclude on Monday, the court ordered that the case be listed for Tuesday for further proceedings.
The Talwars moved the high court to set aside the order of the CBI court against them. Their application was heard by a Bench comprising Justice Nala Krishna Narayan on Friday last. As the hearing remained incomplete, the court posted the case for Monday (February 28) and concluded the day's work declaring that the hearing would continue on Tuesday.
Talwars also claimed there was no evidence against Nupur who is named as a co-accused by the CBI court and that as of now, there was nothing in the case diary that could validate summons issued to her.
Their counsel, Gopal Chaturvedi, told the court that this was an indication of Krishna's involvement. The affidavit was based on the DNA finger-printing report dated November 6, 2008, obtained last week from the CBI court in Ghaziabad.
The Talwars have accused the CBI of implicating them in the murders by ignoring evidence of Krishna's alleged involvement.
In New Delhi, CBI rejected the Talwars' claim. A CBI spokesperson said, "Their claim is wrong. No such DNA fingerprints were found on Krishna's pillow or terrace which were of the same person.''
When told that the claim was based on a DNA test conducted at a Hyderabad government laboratory, the spokesperson said, ''First of all, we have not given any forensic report to Talwars in the case. Secondly, they (Talwars) are claiming such a thing for the first time. They have been giving interviews on TV almost everyday. Why didn't they say all this earlier?''
On February 9, the special CBI court in Ghaziabad had directed CBI to prosecute Rajesh and Nupur for the murder of their daughter and domestic help Hemraj. The court had also directed the investigating agency to proceed with the prosecution of Nupur Talwar for criminal conspiracy for murder. The court had fixed February 28 as the next date for hearing the case.
The Talwars also questioned the CBI's reluctance to release the desktop installed in Aarushi's room. Their counsel said that they wanted to find out themselves as to who switched the modem on and off after the murder took place as claimed by the CBI.
The dentist couple are before the Allahabad court challenging the decision of the CBI court to try them for Aarushi's murder. As the hearing could not conclude on Monday, the court ordered that the case be listed for Tuesday for further proceedings.
The Talwars moved the high court to set aside the order of the CBI court against them. Their application was heard by a Bench comprising Justice Nala Krishna Narayan on Friday last. As the hearing remained incomplete, the court posted the case for Monday (February 28) and concluded the day's work declaring that the hearing would continue on Tuesday.
Talwars also claimed there was no evidence against Nupur who is named as a co-accused by the CBI court and that as of now, there was nothing in the case diary that could validate summons issued to her.
