The special CBI Court at Ghaziabad yesterday sentenced dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar to life for murdering their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in 2008. The court has also sentenced both for five years imprisonment for conspiracy and destroying evidence in the case. They have been slapped a fine of 17 thousand rupees each by the court.

Earlier, the CBI counsel had pressed for maximum punishment of death for the dentist couple. Arguing before Additional Session Judge Shyam Lal, the CBI submitted that the killing was cold-blooded murder and fell in the rarest of rare category. It gave details of the sections under which the couple hadbeen sentenced.

The Defence Counsel said that they will go in appeal against the conviction.