By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Arushi Talwar and the domestic help of Talwar family Hemraj were allegedly murdered on 14th May 2008. The matter was initially investigated by UP police but was subsequently transferred to CBI.
The media was covering every move in the case. Later on parents of Aarushi viz. Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were arrested by CBI. The media started to cover the trail daily. On 25th November, 2013 Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were found guilty by the court.
Talwar family has blamed media for the verdict. Is media to be really blamed for the verdict? Is media dubious in covering Aarushi murder daily whereas completely overlooking other high profile matters involving the threat to nation and the fundamental right to life and liberty of the number of Muslim youths arrested allegedly for committing those offences?
Still searching for the reasons as to why media never turned its attention towards: On 13th May 2008 (a day prior to the murder of Aarushi and Hemraj) there occurred serial blasts in Jaipur and scores of people died. Media was simultaneously covering both the events on 13th and 14th May.
After some days media completely forgot the event happened on 13th May 2008 but concentrated wholly on the event that occurred on 14th May 2008. Many Muslim youths were arrested under the allegations of being part of the group allegedly behind the event occurred on 13th May 2008 in Jaipur.
The media never bothered to check for the status of trial in Jaipur court. The media never tried to bring into the notice the rights of speedy trial of the arrested Muslim accused. Is this because there is no one to raise voices for the victims of the event happened on 13th May 2008 and no one from the family of arrested Muslim youths to raise voice against the infringement of their right to speedy.
It seems media has neglected this issue. If media would have daily covered the trial in Jaipur court for the event occurred on 13th May 2008, the truth might have come to the light of public as like the verdict delivered by CBI court in Aarushi case on 25th November and the innocent accused might have been released .