Puneesh Rai Tandon, who lives on the right side of Talwars' L-32 house and was today fielded by the CBI, stated in the special CBI trial court here that he never saw the door of the terrace closed at the residential premises of the Talwars at Noida where the twin murder had taken place.
He stated the door was closed on the day of the crime.
Aarushi was found murdered on May 16, 2008 in her bedroom, while the body of Hemraj, domestic help of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, was found the next day on the terrace.
The defense counsel in his cross examination asked the witness if he checked the terrace gate daily to which he replied in the negative.
Defence counsel Manoj Shishodia asked the witness whether he had checked the terrace door on 14 May and 15 May 2008, to which Tandon said no.
Tandon is the sixth witness produced in the court today and seven more witnesses have to be examined as per the order of the Supreme Court in the case and for consideration of bail for Nupur Talwar, who is an accused in the murder case along with her husband.
Tandon, who went to Talwars' house at 6.15 AM after hearing commotion, claimed that Aarushi's family had not informed the police till then and he had called the security guard, Virendra Singh, of Jalviyu Vihar Sector 25, Noida, and told him to inform the police about the murder. MORE