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Two get bail in Aarushi case

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CBI fails to file charge sheet within the stipulated period

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SET FREE: Aarushi-Hemraj murder case accused Krishna coming out of jail in Ghaziabad on Friday evening after securing bail.

NEW DELHI: Krishna and Raj Kumar, accused in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, were granted bail by separate courts in neighbouring Ghaziabad on Friday as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) failed to file a charge sheet against them during the stipulated 90-day period.

The third accused in the much talked about case, Vijay Mandal, is already out on bail.

The bail application of Raj Kumar came up for hearing in the CBI court of Rama Jain. The prosecution submitted that he should not be given bail as it might jeopardise the ongoing investigations. The CBI also said that since Raj Kumar was a Nepalese citizen he could flee India and might also try to destroy the evidence against him.

Raj Kumar’s counsel argued that the CBI had no material evidence against his client and so he should be released on bail.

After hearing the arguments, the court granted bail to Raj Kumar directing him to furnish two sureties of Rs.25,000 each and a personal bond of like amount.

Krishna’s bail application was moved in the court of Sapna Mishra later in the day. The CBI counsel did not turn up and the court granted Krishna bail on furnishing of two sureties of Rs.25,000 each and a personal bond of like amount. The third accused, Vijay Mandal, was granted bail on September 4.

Krishna was released from Dasna Jail on Friday evening on completion of the requisite paper work.

However, Raj Kumar is expected to be released only on Monday as his relatives could not arrange the money to furnish the sureties and personal bond.

Krishna, who was compounder at the Noida clinic of Aarushi’s father Dr. Rajesh Talwar, and Raj Kumar, domestic help of the doctor’s family friends, the Durranis, were arrested by the CBI on June 13 and June 27, respectively, on the basis of alleged disclosures made by them during their narco-analysis and other scientific tests.

Earlier this week, the CBI had said it would not be able to file the charge sheet within the stipulated 90 days and would do so only on completion of the investigations. Having failed to find the murder weapon and the mobile phones of the victims, the agency announced a reward of Rs.1 lakh to anyone providing clues leading to their recovery.

The CBI has also sent a letter of request to the Nepal authorities seeking help in locating some witnesses and recovering the weapon of offence.

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