Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, accused of murdering their daughter Aarushi and help Hemraaj in 2008
Ghaziabad:
A court in Uttar Pradesh is expected to hear today the arguments in defense of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, who have been accused by the CBI of murdering their teenage daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraaj in 2008.
Last week, the CBI wrapped up its case in India's biggest murder trial, and told the special court in Ghaziabad that the Talwars committed the double murders using a kitchen knife and a golf club, and later dressed up the crime scene and destroyed evidence.
Aarushi Talwar, 14, was found murdered at her parents' Noida residence on May 16, 2008. The body of domestic help Hemraj was found the next day on the terrace of the house. (read: India's unsolved mystery)
Arguing their case against the dentist couple, the agency said their conduct had been suspicious right from the start. The investigators said the Talwars used their home computer's internet through the night of the murder, indicating that they did not sleep through the crime as they had claimed.
The CBI's evidence against the couple includes bloodstains on a staircase that led to the terrace where Hemraj was found, which were found partially mopped. The CBI lawyer said finger prints collected from the Talwars' house from a whisky bottle also suggested the involvement of the parents of the teenager in the murder.
One of their main arguments against the parents was that on the night of the crime, there were only four people present in the house - Rajesh Talwar, Nupur, Aarushi and Hemraj - and there was no outside entry.
The sensational murders baffled investigators and saw a series of botch-ups and numerous flip flops on suspects before the CBI took over a few months later. The Talwars say they are innocent, and have accused the CBI of ignoring crucial evidence in order to pin the murders on them.
Last week, the CBI wrapped up its case in India's biggest murder trial, and told the special court in Ghaziabad that the Talwars committed the double murders using a kitchen knife and a golf club, and later dressed up the crime scene and destroyed evidence.
Aarushi Talwar, 14, was found murdered at her parents' Noida residence on May 16, 2008. The body of domestic help Hemraj was found the next day on the terrace of the house. (read: India's unsolved mystery)
Arguing their case against the dentist couple, the agency said their conduct had been suspicious right from the start. The investigators said the Talwars used their home computer's internet through the night of the murder, indicating that they did not sleep through the crime as they had claimed.
The CBI's evidence against the couple includes bloodstains on a staircase that led to the terrace where Hemraj was found, which were found partially mopped. The CBI lawyer said finger prints collected from the Talwars' house from a whisky bottle also suggested the involvement of the parents of the teenager in the murder.
One of their main arguments against the parents was that on the night of the crime, there were only four people present in the house - Rajesh Talwar, Nupur, Aarushi and Hemraj - and there was no outside entry.
The sensational murders baffled investigators and saw a series of botch-ups and numerous flip flops on suspects before the CBI took over a few months later. The Talwars say they are innocent, and have accused the CBI of ignoring crucial evidence in order to pin the murders on them.
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