Ghaziabad: Nupur and Rajesh Talwar have been sentenced to life in prison by a court in Uttar Pradesh for the twin murders of their daughter Aarushi and their domestic help Hemraj Banjade in 2008.
The CBI, which investigated the case, had asked for the death penalty. (Track LIVE updates)
Lawyers for the Talwars say they will appeal against the verdict in the Allahabad High Court.
Judge Shyam Lal accepted the CBI's theory that the Talwars killed Hemraj and Aarushi with a golf club after finding them in "an objectionable position" at their apartment in 2008. (Aarushi case: 'freaks in the history of mankind', says judge)
The case has been engulfed with allegations of police incompetence; supporters of the Talwars have accused the media of a witch-hunt.
When Aarushi was found dead, the police blamed Hemraj, who was missing. But his decomposing body was found on the roof a day later. Mr Talwar spent two months in jail before the CBI said it had no evidence against him. (Case timeline)
The botched probe -- police failed to seal the crime scene or find Hemraj's for over 24 hours -- prompted investigators to close the case in 2010.
The CBI, which investigated the case, had asked for the death penalty. (Track LIVE updates)
Lawyers for the Talwars say they will appeal against the verdict in the Allahabad High Court.
Judge Shyam Lal accepted the CBI's theory that the Talwars killed Hemraj and Aarushi with a golf club after finding them in "an objectionable position" at their apartment in 2008. (Aarushi case: 'freaks in the history of mankind', says judge)
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The case has been engulfed with allegations of police incompetence; supporters of the Talwars have accused the media of a witch-hunt.
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When Aarushi was found dead, the police blamed Hemraj, who was missing. But his decomposing body was found on the roof a day later. Mr Talwar spent two months in jail before the CBI said it had no evidence against him. (Case timeline)
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The botched probe -- police failed to seal the crime scene or find Hemraj's for over 24 hours -- prompted investigators to close the case in 2010.
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