"Like many in India, I was transfixed by the news of the double murder
of 14-year old Aarushi Talwar and the Talwar’s live-in household help,
Hemraj, in Noida. I watched in disbelief, and later incredulous horror,
at the curious twists and turns the case took until it ended in the
conviction of the dentist couple by a lower court and their sentencing
to life imprisonment. I took a special interest in the case because soft-spoken, reserved
Nupur Talwar, who worked a lot with children, was also my dentist. At
the Khan Market dental clinic that I went to, she was recommended to me
as having the gentlest hand of all, as she simply could not bear to
cause a child any pain.........However, if the Talwars continue to be incarcerated pending the
hearing of their appeal in due course by the Allahabad High Court – and
this is likely to take several years – it would be a case of justice
delayed. Maybe the honourable Supreme Court will take suo motu
cognizance of Sen’s book and the fact that the judgment was being
written even before the Defence had the opportunity to present all its
closing arguments, and take corrective action. With every additional day that the Talwars languish in jail for a
crime they did not commit, the system and we who unquestioningly support
the system are guilty of perpetuating a glaring injustice. Justice for
Aarushi and Hemraj cannot be delivered if the innocent are jailed and
the guilty go scot-free."
http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/aarushi-talwar-murder-a-tragedy-of-errors/