Talwar to be released from jail on Saturday: Family

FREE MAN: A relative of Talwar said that Rajesh Talwar will be released on Saturday.

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The CBI took over the case on June 1 after a public outcry over the slipshod manner in which the Noida police had conducted the investigations. The agency initially said the case could have been solved in 24 hours had the Noida police got their act together.

However, it could do no better on its part and finally admitted so.

"We have not found any evidence against him so far," Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Joint Director Arun Kumar told reporters at a packed press conference.

Soon after, the CBI moved an application in a special court in Ghaziabad seeking Talwar's discharge since it had not found any evidence against him.

The court then ordered that the dentist be released on a personal bond and two sureties of Rs 5,00,000 each. Talwar's brother Dinesh and close friend Arun Mittal completed the formalities.

"We have finally received justice. Thank god for that," Talwar's dentist wife Nupur exclaimed soon after the court freed her husband.

Doubts however, have been raised about the CBI's ability to gather material evidence against the three men it has named for the double murders since it only has scientific evidence against them – and this is not admissible in court.

Talwar may have been freed, but this certainly is not the last word on the case, and there is even the possibility the dentist could sue the Noida Police for defamation.

Reacting to this, Uttar Pradesh Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Bhanu Pratap Singh said, "The case is not over. It is still in progress in the court and we have no right to comment on it."

"Initially the Noida police carried on the investigations but the case was transferred to the CBI. Both Noida Police and CBI have different findings and each and every proceeding of both the agencies is in the court," Singh added.