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Noida case: 3-day police remand for accused

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Rajesh Talwar being taken to court in Noida on Tuesday.

NOIDA: Rajesh Talwar, who has been arrested on charges of murdering his daughter Aarushi and the family’s domestic help Hemraj, was given a three-day police remand by a court here on Tuesday.

Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashok Kumar Singh granted the application seeking police custody of Dr. Talwar on the ground that his remand was essential for further investigations.

The police had sought a seven-day remand, but the court did not agree.

The media was not allowed inside the court during the proceedings. However, there were reports that Dr. Talwar broke down in court and said that he was being framed and had never confessed to the murders.

Earlier, a group of lawyers shouting slogans in favour of the Gujjar movement for Scheduled Tribe status in Rajasthan entered the court room barely 15 minutes after the hearing began around 1-30 p.m. and disrupted proceedings. Subsequently, the court proceedings were postponed for almost an hour.

Dr. Talwar was brought to the court from Dasna Jail in Ghaziabad in the morning for the hearing of his bail pleas and an application filed by the police seeking his custody.

The bail plea was earlier slated to be heard on Monday, but it had to be postponed till Tuesday due to a strike call given by the lawyers in support of the Gujjar agitation.

Meanwhile, friends and schoolmates of young Aarushi took out a march from her school to her residence, protesting that the police and media were maligning the victim, who was not alive to defend herself.

Carrying placards with messages such as “Stop character assassination,” “Justice shall prevail,” and “We will miss you,” the friends walked a kilometre on foot and voiced their anger over the manner of investigation in the case.

‘Not satisfactory’

“Almost 10 days have passed since the murder took place, but the police have failed to satisfactorily work out the case. There are a number of questions that need to be answered,” said a friend of Aarushi.

“The truth should be brought to the public domain. If police cannot do it, the case should be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation,” said another.

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