Aarushi murder: Hemraj's widow challenges Talwars' acquittal in SC
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday received a petition challenging the acquittal of doctor-couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in the murder of their daughter-Aarushi and domestic help-Hemraj, media reports said.
The petition has been filed by Hemraj's wife.
She called the recent Allahabad High Court verdict, which acquitted the Talwars, as “erroneous”.
Hemraj's wife sought a fresh probe in the case.
Rajesh and Nupur were convicted in 2013 over the charges of murdering their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj at their residence.
Citing that the CBI had failed to prove 'guilt beyond reasonable doubt' in the Aarushi Talwar murder case, the Allahabad High Court in October acquitted parents Nupur and Rajesh Talwar of murder charges.
After the conviction by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in 2013, parents of Aarushi, Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar, had appealed to Allahabad High Court.
Aarushi was found murdered at her residence on May 16, 2008, which led to the suspicion that domestic help Hemraj had killed her.
However, a day after Aarushi's murder, Hemraj was found dead in the terrace.
In 2009, the CBI had handed over the murder case to a new team and suggested a closure of it.
The CBI had suspected Aarushi's father Rajesh Talwar to commit the double murders based on circumstantial evidence, though the CBI did not convict him due to lack of proper evidence.
However, the court rejected the CBI's claim of lack of evidence.
In 2013, the court convicted Aarushi's parents and sentenced the couple to life imprisonment.
The sensational murder case, which shook the nation, drawn diverse opinions from different sections of the society.
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