CBI for narco-tests on Aarushi's parents

Ghaziabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday sought permission of a local court to conduct narco-tests on Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, parents of 14-year-old Aarushi Talwar who was found murdered in her Noida house on May 16, 2008.

CBI counsel Suresh Batra submitted an application before Judicial Magistrate (CBI) Priti Singh requesting that they be allowed to conduct narco-tests on the Talwars.

He said: "The newly constituted team of CBI has found some fresh clues, therefore, their (Rajesh and Nupur Talwar's) narco-tests are a must."

However, counsel of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, Satish Tamta, opposed the CBI plea saying: "The final report has been submitted in the case and the parents have been found innocent."

"The parents are ill. The CBI, under the pressure of media, is trying to implicate the Talwars," Tamta added.

The local court heard the arguments of both the sides and reserved its order till Monday evening.

"We have gone through a lot, we even underwent a lie detector and brain mapping test. We have no objection in undergoing a narco-analysis test. We have said this earlier also that we have no objection going in for narco-tests for the sake of our daughter, but with this I hope the CBI can make some progress to find out what really happened" — Aarushi's father, Rajesh Talwar to CNN-IBN

"We are completely in cooperation with them. We have been so over the last one-and-a-half years. For my daughter's sake anything. It is unacceptable to us that we live in this country and no system is able to provide us justice. As of now we are banking on them completely. And if they think it's necessary for carrying on the investigation further, then we have no issues about it at all" — Aarushi's mother, Nupur Talwar to CNN-IBN

Aarushi Talwar was found with her throat slit and several stab wounds to her face on May 16, 2008 in her parents' house at Jalvayu Vihar in Noida, a suburb of Delhi.

Her dentist father Rajesh Talwar was arrested and charged with her murder as well as the murder of their domestic servant Hemraj, who was found dead on the terrace of the house on May 17.

Later, the court found Rajesh Talwar innocent and a fresh probe was ordered in this wide-open double murder case.