Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, convicted of murdering their daughter Aarushi and help Hemraj in 2008
Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, found guilty of killing their teen daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in 2008, spent hours crying in jail and refused to touch any food till late last night, an official has said.
Immediately after their sentencing, the dentist couple was taken to the Dasna jail in Ghaziabad - where they both have been jailed earlier - and lodged in separate cells.
Officials said they reached the jail at around 4 pm, and looked visibly distressed as they got off the police vehicle.
"They were crying and refused to eat," said Vireshraj Sharma, a Dasna prison officer. "We had to force them to eat, late at night."
The couple also refused to take tea on Tuesday morning, hours before their expected sentencing by the Ghaziabad court that convicted them of murder, destruction of evidence and misleading investigations.
The Talwars face a minimum of life in prison.
"As the quantum of punishment is yet to be delivered, they have been kept in separate barracks," Mr Sharma said.
13-year-old Aarushi was found with her throat slit in her bedroom at the Talwars' apartment in Noida on May 16, 2008. Domestic help Hemraj was declared the suspect until hours later, his corpse was found on the terrace of the apartment building.
Rajesh Talwar was arrested seven days after the murder and spent two months in jail before being granted bail when the CBI said it had no evidence against him. Later, his wife Nupur was jailed for five months for ignoring orders to appear in court.