Talwars plead for media restraint
Dentist couple Dr Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, parents of the deceased schoolgirl Aarushi Talwar, have approached the Supreme Court pleading for its intervention to restrain a section of the media from propagating “irresponsible and uninformed conspiracy theories” about the unsolved murder mystery of their daughter two years ago in Noida.
Filing the application in the apex court, Dr Rajesh Talwar, father of Aarushi, said, “Irresponsible and uninformed conspiracy theories are being floated by a section of the media with the sole purpose of satisfying the voyeuristic curiosity of the readership and viewership.” He also stated in his application that this is not only prejudicing the conduct of the ongoing investigation in pending criminal proceedings but the same is also complete disregard of the respect and reputation of the persons and families connected with the case.
The application further alleged that the electronic and print media “obdurately and disdainfully were continuing with their reckless ‘whodunit’ speculative reportage related to Aarushi murder case.”
In their written application, the Talwars have asked the court to pass orders which, “Refrain the press and electronic media from exhibiting/showing/publishing/reporting any such information which may have the effect of prejudicing the conduct of investigation in the pending criminal proceedings and or/damaging the reputation of the applicant and his family.”
Aarushi was allegedly found dead with her throat slit in her parents’ home at Jal Vayu Vihar in Noida on May 16, 2008. Her domestic help Hemraj was also found murdered in the same house the next day.
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CBI to file plea against HC order
Age Correspondent
New Delhi
The CBI will soon go for an appeal in the Supreme Court against the recent decision of the Bombay high court reducing the punishment of the accused persons in the Khairlanji killings from death penalty to life imprisonment.
According to sources, CBI will file a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court, which on July 14 had commuted the death sentence of the six convicts to 25 years imprisonment. The appeal will be filed after getting an approval from the central government, sources said.
“The Bombay high court did not accept the appeal of the CBI for conviction of the accused persons under the provisions of the SC & ST Act 1989”, sources said.
Four members of the dalit family were brutally killed by a mob in Khairlanji village on September 29, 2006, over a land dispute.
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