In jail, Talwar wants to use dentist skill, Krishna 'prays a lot'
NEERAJ CHAUHAN
Posted online: Thursday , July 10, 2008 at 10:53:11
Updated: Thursday , July 10, 2008 at 10:53:11
Ghaziabad, July 9 2 days before their bail plea is taken up, Newsline visits Dasna Jail to check how Talwar, Krishna spend time
"He has asked us more than once whether he can help the jail in any dental treatment," Ram Ji Singh, the jailor of Dasna Jail, told Newsline on Wednesday. "We are thinking of taking his help since we do not have a dentist (in jail); he can also keep himself busy that way."
Newsline visited the jail in Ghaziabad two days before the dentist and his former compounder Krishna, an accused in the murders of Arushi and family help Hemraj, are to be produced in the special CBI court. The court is scheduled to take up their bail applications on Friday.
Lodged in barrack number 7 along with 150 other inmates, Talwar often sits with Singh to "divert his mind from bad memories", the jailor said. Though he shares the barrack with others, special security personal keep round-the-clock watch on the dentist.
Singh said Talwar is reduced to tears every time anyone in jail picks up the topic of Arushi murder case, or when he watches news items related to the case on television. "He seems depressed almost all the time," the jailor said. "He says he first lost his only child, and (on top of that) he is now getting punished. "He worries that his family, his image and his reputation built painstakingly over the years lies in tatters now."Stressing that Talwar avoids discussing the murder case, another jail official (name withheld on request) said he had once asked the dentist about once about "the truth", and "how come he did not know what was happening in the next room". Talwar, the official said, replied: "I just did not know about it β the only thing I know is Arushi was everything for me, and injustice is being done to me."
Another jail official said: "These days, he looks relaxed and much happier with the progress of the probe. He seems to have gained hope β that justice would be done in the case." ( simply because the noose is tightening around others' neck, i guessπ) While wife Nupur and elder brother Dinesh visit Talwar twice every week, his lawyers come separately. Jail officials said Talwar spends most of his time either watching news on TV (not related to the double-murder) in his barrack or reading newspapers. He also reads "books on his profession and on history of other countries," the jail official said.Unlike other jails, prisoners in Dasna Jail are not required to do any work and can spend time playing volleyball, cricket and other games. But Talwar, the official said, does not do any of these: "He just keeps reading, or sitting alone."
Jailor Singh said the dentist also takes interest in discussing news related to politics, government and cricket. The only hi-profile prisoner in his barrack, Talwar has requested jail authorities to ensure that he does not "confront or see" his former clinic compounder Krishna, the jailor said. Krishna has been in the same jail since June 13, when the CBI arrested him. He is lodged in barrack number 5, and there is a separate watch on him as well β two jail officials accompany Krishna wherever he goes. A security officer posted outside Krishna's barrack, said, "He does not speak much. He just keeps writing 'Ram, Ram' on a notebook. He spends a lot of time praying."Krishna's brother visits him.
Bangalore: Rajkaumar undergoes 2nd narco
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today conducted a second narco-analysis test on Rajkumar, an accused in the Arushi-Hemraj murder case, at Forensic Sciences Laboratory (FSL) in Bangalore. The reason he underwent a second test, CBI officials said, was the first one was inconclusive and he is giving contradictory statements during interrogation in custody.
The investigating agency's sleuths today also questioned Jeevan, a close relative of Talwar household Hemraj, the initial suspect in Arushi's murder who was found dead on May 17.CBI, meanwhile, is still awaiting the report from FSL-Hyderabad on the bloodstained T-shirt sent for forensic examination. The T-shirt was recovered from Rajkumar's room last month. Rajkumar was employed as a help in the Durani household.
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