The Allahabad High Court acquitted parents of Aarushi Talwar - Rajesh and Nupur - in the double murder case of their 14-year-old daughter and domestic help Hemraj. Nupur and Rajesh Talwar, were serving life imprisonment in Ghaziabad’s Dasna jail, in accordance with a sentence awarded to the couple four years ago by a CBI court. Challenging their conviction following the CBI court order, the couple had filed an appeal in Allahabad High Court. Also read | Aarushi Talwar murder case verdict LIVE updates Soon after news of the verdict reached social media, there seemed to be a collective sigh of relief as the general mood was in support of the Talwars. The most oft-quoted lines were 'justice delayed is justice denied' by those who questioned the long struggle of the Talwars, and 'justice delayed but not denied' by those who thought that at least 'finally' there is some relief now. Hashtags of #AarusiVerdict, #Arushi, #Talwars, and Rajesh and Nupur Talwar soon started trending on social media sites, with thousands of tweets and reactions flooding in. In a series of tweets, former J&K CM Omar Abdullah tweeted, "The law presumes innocence until guilt is established beyond reasonable doubt. Innocent till proven guilty is bedrock of criminal law." Don’t know who killed #Arushi & will probably never know but what I do know is the police made a total dogs breakfast of the investigation. — Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 12, 2017 The law presumes innocence until guilt is established beyond reasonable doubt. Innocent till proven guilty is bedrock of criminal law. — Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 12, 2017 He was not the only one to be critical of the way the case was handled. While appreciating the verdict, many others also commented on the investigative process. Here are some of the tweets: #Talwars acquitted in the #AarushiVerdict ! Finally! Justice delayed but not denied! — Tangle the Talk (@silvykalra) October 12, 2017 #AarushiVerdict Justice delayed is not always denied! #Talwars not guilty — Rudra Narayan (@rudragate) October 12, 2017 #talwars aquitted! Justice after 10 years. Is it enough, why does it take so long to get justice in our country. #ArushiMurderCase — meera chopra (@MeerraChopra) October 12, 2017 Such a relief! Now they can grieve in peace ?? #Talwars — RD (@DharRenuka) October 12, 2017 Great news! The #Talwars acquitted. Justice done. #ArushiMurderCase — Pritish Nandy (@PritishNandy) October 12, 2017 ACQUITTED!!! Rajesh and Nupur Talwar not guilty of #Aarushi's murder. Finally, justice prevails, nightmare ends. 🙏 #AarushiVerdict — KABIR BEDI (@iKabirBedi) October 12, 2017 Others commented on how the case is still a mystery as the killer is still out at large. #AllahabadHC acquits #Talwars in the #AarushiMurder case. The mystery still largely looms over the killer and circumstances of the murder — Leons Thomas (@PTLeons) October 12, 2017 If #TalwarsNotGuilty , that means the actual criminal is still roaming around freely in the society, Unpunished. A case which still remains a mystery. #AarushiVerdict — Harnam Kaur (@ThatCricGirl) October 12, 2017 How did you react to the verdict? Tell us in the comments below.
