'freaks' in history of mankind.
The verdict came after 15-month-long trial and two adjournments since Monday morning.
With heavy police force guarding the court premises and crowds growing impatient to know the judgment, there was complete pandemonium around the special CBI court in Ghaziabad. The verdict that was expected to be pronounced at 11 am was delayed and finally came at 3.30 pm.
Due to security reasons, only Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, the defense and prosecution lawyers and the families of the accused were allowed inside the courtroom.
The Talwars arrived at 2 pm amid tight security. The police held them at a hotel, Mela Palace, about 100 meters away from the court. Around 3 p.m they whisked the couple inside the courtroom from the rear entry.
Special CBI judge Shyam Lal arrived at 3.25 p.m and summoned both the accused.
Without divulging much of his 203-page verdict, he simply said, "both accused held guilty" under IPC sections 302, 201 and 34. He read out the operative portion from his order.
A visibly stunned and dejected Nupur broke down immediately after the verdict was pronounced. The other family members too family calls verdict miscarriage of justice expressed dismay over the verdict, saying it was a "grave miscarriage of justice." The convicted duo was taken into custody and sent to the Dasna Jail, where they have reportedly been kept in separate special cells.
The family members, most of whom too broke down following the verdict, lingered on till about 5 p.m, mostly making phone calls.
Dinesh Talwar, Rajesh's brother, later said the family was "very sad" as they did not get justice. "We believe that what has happened today here is wrong. But God is with us and we hope that one day we will get justice. If not here, then in the high court. I still have faith in the judiciary," he said.
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| The conviction of the Talwar couple in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case on Monday brought closure to a trial that had the nation transfixed. |
The verdict came after 15-month-long trial and two adjournments since Monday morning.
With heavy police force guarding the court premises and crowds growing impatient to know the judgment, there was complete pandemonium around the special CBI court in Ghaziabad. The verdict that was expected to be pronounced at 11 am was delayed and finally came at 3.30 pm.
Due to security reasons, only Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, the defense and prosecution lawyers and the families of the accused were allowed inside the courtroom.
The Talwars arrived at 2 pm amid tight security. The police held them at a hotel, Mela Palace, about 100 meters away from the court. Around 3 p.m they whisked the couple inside the courtroom from the rear entry.
Special CBI judge Shyam Lal arrived at 3.25 p.m and summoned both the accused.
Without divulging much of his 203-page verdict, he simply said, "both accused held guilty" under IPC sections 302, 201 and 34. He read out the operative portion from his order.
A visibly stunned and dejected Nupur broke down immediately after the verdict was pronounced. The other family members too family calls verdict miscarriage of justice expressed dismay over the verdict, saying it was a "grave miscarriage of justice." The convicted duo was taken into custody and sent to the Dasna Jail, where they have reportedly been kept in separate special cells.
The family members, most of whom too broke down following the verdict, lingered on till about 5 p.m, mostly making phone calls.
Dinesh Talwar, Rajesh's brother, later said the family was "very sad" as they did not get justice. "We believe that what has happened today here is wrong. But God is with us and we hope that one day we will get justice. If not here, then in the high court. I still have faith in the judiciary," he said.
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