In the wake of recent release of a book and a movie, triggering a public debate over the Aarushi Talwar-Hemraj double murder case, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday sought to clear its position by uploading all important court orders in the case on its website.
“We have uploaded the court orders to facilitate public access to the facts in the case. They are self explanatory. As the case is sub judice in the High Court, we have nothing more to say about the movie or the book,” said CBI spokesperson Devpreet Singh.
In 2013, a Ghaziabad court had held Aarushi’s parents, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, guilty of killing her and the domestic servant. They were sentenced to life imprisonment.
The agency has uploaded the 210-page judgment on its website. “The exhaustive judgment considered arguments of the defence as well the prosecution before holding the Talwars guilty,” said another CBI official.
Among the documents uploaded on the CBI website are court orders taking cognisance of the agency’s final report, conviction order by the Sessions Court, bail applications moved by the Talwars, and orders of the Allahabad High Court, making adverse observations against them.
The higher court had not found any prima facie legal infirmity in the trial court judgment and had, therefore, not granted bail to the duo.
26 reasonsThe Ghaziabad court had held the dentist couple guilty, observing that there was no evidence suggesting entry of any other person into their residence from outside on the night of the murders: May 15-16, 2008. The judgement listed 26 reasons to arrive at a decision that the Talwars were guilty.
The CBI had initially filed a closure report. However, the court took cognisance of the findings stating that there was sufficient circumstantial evidence against the accused couple to frame charges against them and initiate trial in the case.
According to CBI sources, close relatives of some agency officials are also planning to challenge the adverse remarks made against them in the book.
