GHAZIABAD: Dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar on Monday evening walked out of the Dasna Jail here after four years, after being absolved of the charge of murdering their daughter and domestic help, to a warm welcome at Nupur’s parental home.
The couple came out of the jail gates carrying bags, escorted by a posse of policemen. They stood for a while as an army of photographers clicked them away.
They did not speak to the journalists but Jail Superintendent B R Maurya told the media that the Talwars left for Noida after thanking the prison officials “for their cooperative attitude towards them”.
The dentist couple told the other prisoners before walking out that they would visit the jail fortnightly to provide medical treatment, Maurya said.
Both looked haggard and tired but relieved to end their long innings in jail.
In no time, the Talwars reached the Jal Vayu Vihar residence in Noida of Nupur’s parents where they were warmly received by relatives and neighbours. There, Nupur Talwar broke down as she stepped into the house.
“We escorted them to the house and saw to it that they managed to get in despite the mob of journalists wanting to speak to them,” a police officer said. “After that we left the place.”
On Thursday, the Allahabad High Court acquitted them of the charge of murdering their 14-year-old daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj at their own residence in May 2008 — a case which, for all practical purposes, remains unsolved.
Rajesh Talwar’s brother Dinesh Talwar told the media that the couple will now on stay in Nupur’s parents’ house.
Their lawyer Tanveer Ahmad Mir said: “Truth wins over evil.”
“My clients were sold over and over again and it was a Herculean task for us to fight not only the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) but a very strong public perception (of guilt),” Mir told NDTV. — IANS
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