Nupur Talwar fasts in jail, hopes for release

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Dentist Nupur Talwar who along with her husband Rajesh is accused in the twin murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj has decided to fast at Dasna jail even as the trial court is set to decide on her bail plea on Wednesday.

She spent her second night in jail and woke up early at 5.30 pm on Wednesday. Nupur began her fast after yoga. The jail superintendent said she recited couplets from Hanuman Chalisa praying for an early release.

A Ghaziabad court headed by Judge S. Lal is expected to give the decision on her bail plea on Wednesday. If he releases her on bail, the judge will reverse earlier decision of Preeti Singh who has ordered the Talwars to stand trial for the double murder committed at their home in a Delhi suburb in 2008.

The couple has appealed against this decision in the Supreme Court which has refused to suspend the trial while it deliberates the appeal.

Neither Nupur nor Rajesh, who are both dentists, were present in court on Tuesday. However, Rajesh and Nupur's mother visited her in jail for a meeting that lasted about 20 minutes.

It may be recalled that in 2008, Rajesh spent nearly two months at the same jail. Aarushi was found dead in her bedroom at the Talwars' apartment in Noida, a Delhi suburb, in May 2008.

Their domestic help Hemraj was missing and became the main suspect. But hours later, his body was discovered on the Talwars' roof.

Rajesh Talwar was then arrested. The case was transferred to the CBI after gross negligence by the Noida police.