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After spending four years in jail, Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar, formerly accused of murdering their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, walked out of Dasna jail on Monday.
(Express photo by Gajendra Yadav)
Read latest updates here: Aarushi murder case: Rajesh, Nupur Talwar released from prison
The dentist couple were last week acquitted by the Allahabad High Court in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case.
(Express photo by Gajendra Yadav)
Read latest updates here: What is the Aarushi Talwar murder case?
The dentist couple refused remuneration for their services to patients inside Dasna Jail, where they have been incarcerated since 2013, jail officials told PTI. Officials said that the amount would have been Rs 49,500. (Express photo by Gajendra Yadav)
During their time in jail, the Talwars revived a defunct dental clinic and attended to patients everyday of the week. (Express photo by Gajendra Yadav)
Know the case history: Talwars refuse remuneration of Rs 49,500 for dental services, say Dasna jail authorities
The Talwars have been under the media glare ever since the murder of their daughter in 2008, following which they were suspected of committing the crime,
touted to be a case of 'honour killing'.
(Express photo by Gajendra Yadav)
Know the case history: Timeline: Aarushi Talwar, Hemraj murder case — all that has happened so far
The Allahabad High Court in its verdict on Thursday rapped the UP Police and the CBI for jumping to conclusions and 'acting like a movie director' while conducting the probe and filling reports. (PTI)
Read latest updates here: Aarushi murder case: Rajesh, Nupur Talwar released from prison
Rajesh Talwar’s brother Dinesh Talwar and their lawyers Manoj Sisodia and Tanveer Ahmed Mir went to the Dasna Jail to receive them. Seen here is Ahmed talking to the media after the couple was acquitted at the Allahabad High Court on Thursday. (PTI)
On May 16, 2008, Aarushi was found murdered inside her bedroom in the flat in Jal Vayu Vihar – her throat slit allegedly with surgical precision. It was initially suspected that house help Hemraj had killed Aarushi.
(Express photo by Gajendra Yadav)
Read latest updates here: Nine years on, many unanswered questions in Aarushi-Hemraj murder case
However, the case took a shocking turn when Hemraj’s body was recovered two days later from the terrace of the same flat. (Express photo by Gajendra Yadav)
Media persons waited outside the Talwars' home in Noida's Jal Vayu Vihar, Sector 25. (Express photo by Sonakshi Awasthi)
Seen here are family members of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar at their residence in Noida. (Express photo by Sonakshi Awasthi)
