We will celebrate Diwali this year, say relieved parents of Nupur Talwar

After waiting for nine long years, grandparents of Aarushi Talwar will celebrate Diwali. A day after the Allahabad High Court acquitted both Rajesh and Nupur Talwar of the double murder of their daughter and domestic help Hemraj in 2008, parents of Nupur said that for the first time in the last nine years, they had got a reason to smile.

"The judgement was anticipated. We always knew that my daughter and son-in-law are innocent. We welcome Allahabad High Court's order", said Group Captain (retd) BG Chitnis, father of Nupur Talwar. He said the last nine years were really painful and that they didn't celebrate any festival.

"Once Nupur and Rajesh are released, we will invite our family and friends to celebrate Diwali. This year, we will miss Aarushi very much. The last nine years were the most painful years of my life. Since Aarushi died, we have been through a lot. Wherever she is, she must be happy to see her parents getting justice", said Chitnis.

On May 16, 2008, the body of 14-year-old Aarushi Talwar, daughter of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, was found in her bedroom at Jalvayu Vihar in Noida. The very next day, the body of their domestic help was found on the roof of their house. In November 2013, a special CBI court of Ghaziabad had convicted Rajesh and Nupur Talwar for murder of Aarushi and Hemraj and sentenced them to life imprisonment.

A plea against the decision was moved to the Allahabad High Court and the court acquitted the Talwars due to lack of evidence on Thursday.

Asked about the possible move of the investigative agency to move the Supreme Court against Talwars, Chitnis said, "We are very hopeful and rather assured that the Supreme Court will go through the same documents, witnesses and other case-related documents and will uphold the high court's decision."

The Chitnis family, however, refused to comment on the investigation of the murder case. "We are done with our legal battle", said Chitnis.