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Case 253: Aarushi Talwar & Hemraj Banjade

Casefile True Crime

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The CBI's Theory of the Killings

The Talwa's appealed the order, first at the state's high court and then at the Supreme Court. They lost both appeals and their trial began in May 2013, five years after their daughter's murder. As well as having to answer two counts of murder, they were charged with destroying evidence. The prosecutor presented the court with the CBI's theory of how the murders had unfolded. While Rajesh was still up and using the internet he heard a noise and went to investigate. He found Arushi and Hemraj embed together so lashed out by hitting him on the head but missed his second blow which hit Arushi instead. A key witness for the prosecution was Barty Mandel, the

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