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Dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were on Tuesday sentenced to life term by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court after they were convicted of killing their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj five-and-a-half years ago.
The Talwars were spared the death penalty by additional sessions Judge Shyam Lal, who rejected the CBI plea for maximum punishment after it said that the case fell in the "rarest of rare" category.
Arguing on the quantum of punishment in the double murder that had gripped the nation, CBI counsel R K Saini argued that the killing was a cold-blooded murder and fell in the "rarest of rare" category. Defence counsel Tanvir Mir countered CBI's argument and said the evidence against his clients were weak and sought leniency for the Talwars.
