Wednesday, June 4, 2008

The Talwars, Police and Media



I have had a disturbing week… however much I think about this Noida murder and the police reasoning it doesn’t sound right. I fail to understand how a father, an educated doctor, can do such a dreadful act. The truth is I don’t want to believe this version. Unless proven guilty in my mind the parents of the child are grieving parents and following that viewpoint I feel very sorry for the parents who cant even grieve for their loss in peace!

I don’t want to think of the surprise I felt when I heard the mother Nupur Talwar talk of the murder to a news channel. While Nupur showed all signs of a woman with a lot of strength what with her family torn to pieces (her daughter murdered and her husband in jail as the prime suspect) I must say I was guilty of judging her as being unemotional about the whole thing. Though the thought that she must be numbed by the series of events did occur to me later I am sorry to say that I had this uncomfortable feeling when I saw her tough exterior which was portrayed by the news channels. I guess I am as guilty as the media for acting like Sherlock Holmes!

Anyway I follow this case very closely not because of its sensationalism but because I want to know for a fact that Arushi’s dad did not kill her. And if that is true my heart goes out to the parents who have suffered so much..

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