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Aarushi Talwar murder case
Home again: Dr Rajesh Talwar and wife Nupur Talwar, parents of slain teenager Aarushi, at their Noida residence. Rajesh Talwar, the key suspect in the Noida double murder case, was on Saturday released from jail. See video: Dr Talwar walks free
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Murder whodunnit grips India's middle-class

A young girl's throat is slit in her bedroom. A servant is also found dead nearby. The dentist father is arrested, injected with a "truth serum", held for 50 days and then released. The murder weapon has still to be found.

India is gripped by a murder whodunnit that has highlighted its bumbling police, aggressive media and a deep-seated unease among the Asian giant's newly rich about household servants amid increasing numbers of crimes in its cities.

When Rajesh Talwar walked free at the weekend after about 50 days in jail, it was the latest twist in a case that has dominated headlines for weeks, often overshadowing news of rising inflation and an embattled government that faces a vote of no-confidence. More...

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TIMELINE

July 15: Vijay Mandal's custody extended for 4 more days

July 12: Rajesh Talwar returns home, Vijay Mandal sent to 3 days CBI custody

July 11: Vijay Mandal, the servant of one of the neighbors of the Talwars, is arrested

CBI gives clean chit to Dr Rajesh Talwar

July 9: 2nd narco-anaylsis test was conducted on Rajkumar

July 3: SC rejects PIL

July 2: Dr Talwar judicial custody extended till July 11, 2008

June 28: Rajkumar sent to police custody for 14 days

June 27: Durrani's servant Rajkumar arrested

June 26: Rajesh Talwar refused bail

June 25: 2nd lie detection test on Nupur Talwar

June 23: Krishna's custody extended for 4 days
 
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Talwar family should sue UP cops: Renuka
Slamming the UP police for bungling the case, Union Minister Renuka Choudhary also asks UP CM Mayawati to stand up and compensate Dr Rajesh Talwar's family.
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