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‘Police made dog’s breakfast of the probe’: Twitter reacts to Talwars’ acquittal

While some questioned the CBI investigation, others welcomed the judgment.

Updated on: Oct 12, 2017, 18:57:08 IST
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The Allahabad high court acquitted Rajesh and Nupur Talwar on Thursday in the double murder case of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in 2008.

The Allahabad high court acquitted Rajesh and Nupur Talwar on Thursday in the Arushi-Hemraj double murder case. Twitter reacts. (HT filephoto)
The Allahabad high court acquitted Rajesh and Nupur Talwar on Thursday in the Arushi-Hemraj double murder case. Twitter reacts. (HT filephoto)

The court ordered for the immediate release of the dentist couple, who were serving life sentence in Ghaziabad’s Dasna Jail after being convicted by a special CBI court in 2013.

The HC bench said the parents are being given the benefit of doubt as the CBI failed to provide reasonable evidence against them.

Many on Twitter, including politicians and journalists, reacted to the HC verdict.

While some questioned the CBI investigation, others welcomed the judgment.

 
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Samiksha Pattanaik

Samiksha Pattanaik is a content producer with HT’s social media team. She writes on trending, viral stories and manages content on Facebook and Twitter. Her interest lies in travel, culture, photography and gender issues.

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