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New Delhi: The CBI on Tuesday said it would not file chargesheet in the sensational Arushi Talwar and Hemraj murder case "for the time being" as investigation into the murder case was incomplete.

The decision of CBI will pave the way for release of Krishna, who was arrested in the case, on bail on expiry of the stipulated 90-day period for filing chargesheet, which expires on September 10.

Addressing a press conference, Deputy Inspector General of CBI Neeraja Gotru said the investigations were incomplete and the agency would not be filing a chargesheet.

Gotru said the weapon of offence and the mobile phones of the deceased – Aarushi Talwar and Hemraj – were yet to be recovered and further linkages proved.

"A Letters Rogatory has been sent to Nepal for seeking assistance in locating some witnesses and mobile phones of the deceased," she said.

The DIG also announced that the CBI will give Rs 1 lakh to anyone giving further clues in the case, leading to recovery of weapon of offence and mobile phones.

Referring to the filing of chargesheet against Krishna, arrested on June 13, Rajkumar, arrested on June 26, and Vijay Mandal, who was picked up on July 11, Gotru said CBI will "file report under Section 173 CrPC (chargesheet) only on the conclusion of the investigation.

"The full facts of the case will be presented before the court," she said, adding that the investigations into the case would continue as of now.

Gotru said Section 167 of the CrPC gives right to every person in custody to be released on bail if no chargesheet is filed against him within 90 days of the custody.

"If and when the bail application of the accused person in custody comes up in court, the full facts of the case will be presented before the court in a truthful, legal and professional manner by the CBI," she said.

Among the three, Mandal was released on bail by the designated court last week.

Arushi was found killed with her throat slit in her Noida home on May 16. The Noida police initially blamed family help Hemraj but backtracked after his body was found a day later on the terrace of the apartment in Noida’s sector-25.

Arushi's dentist father Rajesh Talwar was arrested a week later.

On July 11, CBI joint director Arun Kumar gave a clean chit to Talwar and accused his medical assistant Krishna and two others, domestic helps Raj Kumar and Vijay Mandal, on the basis of narco analysis tests.