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| 'The Talwars might as well have bee |
| 'The Talwars might as well have been stoned, blood-thirsty crowds cheering'
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| INDIA
, 27-November-2013
2:8:42 AM |
| Shree Paradkar is Nupur Talwar's cousin and Aarushi's aunt. She's a journalist who lives and works in Toronto.
Should I begin with the shock I feel - at the sheer vindictiveness of the CBI in even seeking the death penalty for Nupur and Rajesh Talwar in for a murder the CBI fully well knows it hasn't proven?
Should I begin with the rage I feel - at the ease with which our investigators manipulate the justice system and play with the lives of ordinary Indians?
Should I begin with the disillusionment I feel - with the cynical public and irresponsible media that damaged the lives of two people, and any chances of a fair trial.
Nupur and Rajesh Talwar might as well have lived in medieval times, stoned in the town square for someone else's sins, cheered on by bloodthirsty crowds.
My heart breaks for my sweet cousin Nupur, so happy in her own little world, until the day darkness arrived. Even last weekend, she and Rajesh were hopeful. They thought they had a fighting chance. "We're mounting the best defence we possibly can," Nupur told me. "It's not going to be that easy for him (the judge) to push us aside." Naive as ever.
My question after their conviction is this. "Forget reasonable doubt. Did the CBI prove AT ALL that the Talwars did it?" Show me one piece of evidence that holds up to scrutiny.
How can there be any, when a crime scene that was a treasure trove of forensic evidence was trampled upon by dozens of people? Twenty-two fingerprints lifted, not one identified. Blood found on bottles of partially consumed whisky, wine, beer and pop, no DNA identified. A bloody hand imprint on the wall of the terrace, too big to be Rajesh's hand? The big, bloody shoe imprint on the terrace, too big to be Rajesh's? No clues.
Instead of investigation, there was speculation, insinuation and well-placed "leaks" of scandalous details of the lifestyle the Talwars supposedly lived.
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