Proud of being third class.

On the face of it no one else could have killed 14 year old schoolgirl, Aarushi Talwar on the night of 15 May, 2008, except her parents. There were 4 people inside the house and according to the testimony of the maid, Bharti Mandal the outer grill door made of iron was locked from inside and Nupur Talwar, the mother said that Hemraj, the servant had locked it from outside when he had gone to fetch milk. That was a lie because Hemraj was lying dead on the terrace and the door to the terrace was locked from inside. The door to Aarushi's room was equipped with a click-lock which could not be opened from outside without a key and her father, Rajesh had the key with him. Aarushi's body had been washed and the murder weapon, a golf club was hidden in the attic. The Talwars refused to unlock the door to the terrace, thus concealing Hemraj's body. Curiously Noida Police did not demand the key or break the lock. The police in Noida did not secure the crime scene, did not make proper notes of the evidence and allowed media people to walk all over the house, thus destroying evidence. The Talwars are both dentists, wealthy and apparently well connected so they have tried every which way to derail the investigation and the trial. And they nearly succeeded. In 2011 the CBI applied to close the case but the Special Judicial Magistrate, Priti Singh turned down their application, forcing them to prosecute the Talwars resulting in conviction. The Talwars have been insisting that they were innocent and that Aarushi and Hemraj had been killed by an outsider without explaining why an outsider would want to kill a 14 year old girl and a servant and how the person gained access to Aarushi's room without breaking the door. Nothing was taken so robbery could not have been a motive. This case has aroused fierce debate because the victim is seen to be an innocent child, because the police did everything to vitiate the case and because the parents came across as cold and calculating. Anyone whose only child has been brutally murdered would be distraught with grief but the Talwars showed no emotion. On the other side people say that they have been set up because the judge refused to accept closure. Will the conviction stand. Highly unlikely. In India well connected people are seldom punished. The sad thing is that the Noida Police is boasting about its work. So proud to be third rate.