Family requests media to give time to Talwar

New Delhi: The Talwar family on Monday made a fervent appeal to the media asking it to give some time to Dr Rajesh Talwar to overcome the "double whammy" of losing his daughter and then being sent to prison for the same.

The 49-year-old Talwar, who was released after 50 days as the CBI informed the court that it had not found any evidence against him, has been indoors since he was released the last weekend from Dasna jail.

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The Talwar family came out with an appeal after the media continued to camp outside their make-shift residence at their in-laws house in Sector 25 Noida which, they termed, as being under "virtual siege".

"The family is yet to get an opportunity to grieve their only daughter for last two months," the appeal said.

Later talking to PTI, members of Talwar family said they were yearning to return to their ordinary middle class life.

"Rajesh is going through a big emotional and mental turmoil as he had to suffer a double-whammy of losing his only daughter and then being jailed for the same tragedy.

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The only way he can come out of the terrible loss and incidents thereafter is by walking freely around the complex and by going to the temple which he use to do earlier with his daughter," they said and added but with cameras and mikes closely following "our every move, he is unable to do so."

The family was getting queries from certain media houses as to whether Rajesh had shaved his beard or had his dinner or whether he was crying, they said and added this was in clear violation of the basic fundamental laws of an individual.

"We wish to thank those channels which have responded positively to the family's appeal and we hope that others also follow the same. Give us time to grieve together with Rajesh and Nupur and share their sorrow," they said.

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