Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, convicted of murdering their daughter Aarushi and help Hemraj in 2008
New Delhi:
The parents of Nupur Talwar are shattered after she and her husband Rajesh were found guilty yesterday of murdering their teen daughter Aarushi and help Hemraj in 2008.
Nupur Talwar's father, an Indian Air Force group captain, is in hospital, say relatives. He has reportedly said he feels "betrayed" by the verdict of the Ghaziabad court.
"My husband's health has worsened after the verdict. He fought for the country, served the country. He expected a fair judgement," said Nupur's mother Lata Chitnis.
The dentist couple broke down in court yesterday after the judge pronounced them guilty of the double murders at their home in Noida near Delhi.
Aarushi was found dead in her bedroom in May 2008, just a few days before her 14th birthday. Rajesh Talwar reported her death to the local police in Noida and said the family's live-in domestic help, Hemraj, was missing. The body of Hemraj was found the next day, on the rooftop.
The court accepted circumstantial evidence against them. There was no forensic or material proof to link them to the murders. The CBI professed the "last-seen theory" - which holds that the victims were last seen with the Talwars.
The Talwars argue that the CBI overlooked all evidence that pointed at the possible role of three domestic helps who were arrested briefly and investigated but later let off.
Ms Chitnis said, "The CBI messed up the case. It is hiding facts. Why did they give a clean chit to these men?"
Nupur Talwar's father, an Indian Air Force group captain, is in hospital, say relatives. He has reportedly said he feels "betrayed" by the verdict of the Ghaziabad court.
"My husband's health has worsened after the verdict. He fought for the country, served the country. He expected a fair judgement," said Nupur's mother Lata Chitnis.
The dentist couple broke down in court yesterday after the judge pronounced them guilty of the double murders at their home in Noida near Delhi.
Aarushi was found dead in her bedroom in May 2008, just a few days before her 14th birthday. Rajesh Talwar reported her death to the local police in Noida and said the family's live-in domestic help, Hemraj, was missing. The body of Hemraj was found the next day, on the rooftop.
The court accepted circumstantial evidence against them. There was no forensic or material proof to link them to the murders. The CBI professed the "last-seen theory" - which holds that the victims were last seen with the Talwars.
The Talwars argue that the CBI overlooked all evidence that pointed at the possible role of three domestic helps who were arrested briefly and investigated but later let off.
Ms Chitnis said, "The CBI messed up the case. It is hiding facts. Why did they give a clean chit to these men?"
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