The parents of Nupur Talwar, who was sentenced on Tuesday to life imprisonment along with her husband for killing their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, said they were shattered by the verdict and would appeal against it.
“They are very, very innocent. Rajesh (and Nupur) are such a happy couple. I have never seen anyone like them in my life before...What can I say about this courtIJ I can’t say anything. I just do not want to say anything about this court and judiciary. We are just fighting for the truth and we want the truth,” said Nupur’s mother lata Chitnis. She raised doubts over the initial investigation by the Uttar Pradesh Police and later by the CBI.
“These people have shattered their life and ours. We are suffering. What to doIJ We are waiting for the proper judgement. We are going to a higher court. We have nothing to doIJ Just sitting and crying. Aarushi, Nupur and Rajesh, such innocent people,” said lata before bursting into tears. Nupur’s father BG Chitnis, who has worked in the Air Force for long and took part in many wars, said he felt “let down” by the court’s verdict.
“I was in the Indian Air Force. I was part of the war efforts in 1962, 1969 and 1971; I fought for the country...A stage has come now in my life where I am wondering if the nation has let me downIJ What have I done to deserve thisIJ This is a very sad moment in my life,” he said.
“Has the court tried to find the truthIJ I do not think so. It is their duty to find the truth,” an anguished Chitnis said. Hitting out at probe agencies, he said, “What they have done is first they made a story, came out of that story and then tried to collect the evidence. When they did not find the evidence, they fabricated it. What elseIJ” His wife backed the probe in the case led by the then CBI Joint Director Arun Kumar.