Arushi case: Rajkumar, Krishna granted bail

The Ghaziabad sessions court on Friday granted bail to Rajkumar and Krishna, main accused in the Noida twin murder case, on two sureties of Rs 25,000 each. The duo will now walk free.

The CBI has till September 13 to file charge sheets against all the accused. This is however unlikely to happen as the investigating body has no material evidence against the accused.

While Rajkumar's counsel contended that there was no evidence against his client, the CBI informed the court that it had telephonic records suggesting that the accused was constantly in touch with Hemraj, the murdered domestic help of the Talwars.

Krishna was the compounder of Dr Rajesh Talwar, father of Arushi, was also granted bail after it was moved in the designated CBI court by his counsel R K Anand and F C Sharma.

Last week, Vijay Mandal, another prime accused in the case, had also got bail after the central investigating agency cited lack of evidence.

With Krishna getting bail, he is the last accused to be released thereby putting a question mark on the investigation into the sensational double murder case.

Earlier on Friday, the CBI opposed his bail application, saying investigations against him were continuing.

The bail application of another accused Krishna, compounder of Dr Rajesh Talwar, father of slain teenager Arushi, was also moved in the designated CBI court by his counsel R K Anand and F C Sharma.

The arguments on this application would be heard in the afternoon.

While Rajkumar's counsel contended that there was no evidence against his client, the CBI informed the court that it had telephonic records suggesting that the accused was constantly in touch with Hemraj, the murdered domestic help of the Talwars.

Both Aarushi and Hemraj were killed on the intervening night of May 15-16.

The case was transferred to the CBI on May 31. The CBI also said that since Rajkumar, arrested on June 27, was a Nepalese citizen, he could manage to flee the country and also try to destroy evidence against him if released on bail.

Source: http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/sep/120908arushiupdatenew.htm

Criminal lawyer held in Pehalwan murder case

By: Prawesh Lama

being on the trail for more than a month, the Delhi police have arrested a criminal lawyer of Karkardooma court, involved in the murder of local don turned politician Salim Pehalwan.

According to the police sources, Irshad Ali Khan (26) alias Wakil alias Guddu Chowdhary was arrested at Sarai Kale Khan on Sunday. Talking to MiD DAY, a police source said, "Since Irshad had been harassed and beaten up by Pehalwan's brother Naim Khan during a marriage in western Uttar Pradesh, he wanted to eliminate Naim and Pehalwan.

Being a criminal lawyer Khan was in constant touch with the criminals of that area as some of them were his clients. Meanwhile, he got in touch with Anwar Thakur's men."

He added that Khan went to meet Anwar Thakur in Tihar jail where the murder strategy was planned. Khan financed the murder.

After the crime, he fled from Delhi and visited various places in Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Pehalwan was also Anwar Thakur's rival gang head and had a property dispute with him.

"We produced Khan before the court and he has been sent to judicial custody," a source said.

The others involved in the murder case of Pehalwan had been arrested by the local and the special cell police of Delhi some weeks ago.

Flash Back

>> On April 30, 2008 Salim Pehalwan was shot dead in Yamuna Vihar while driving back home

>> Irshad Ali Khan, an advocate in Karkardooma court along with other five men of Anwar Thakur gang planned the murder

Source; http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/jul/160708delnews5.htm