Dasna Jail’s Dental Clinic Named After Aarushi

Lucknow: The state government, as a gesture to acknowledge the Talwar couple’s services during their stay in prison, has decided to dedicate the dental unit at the Dasna Jail Hospital to Aarushi, who was found murdered at their Noida residence in 2008.

After a four years’ stay at the Dasna jail, Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar, who spent most of their time attending to the dental ailments of the inmates, were set free after the Allahabad High Court acquitted the Talwar couple from the charges of murdering their daughter and domestic help last week.

The Talwars have requested the authorities to rename the dental clinic where they served during their stay in jail to name after their deceased daughter Aarushi.

Minister of State for Jail, Jai Kumar Singh, has confirmed the decision and said he will very soon meet the Talwar couple and inform them about the decision.

“This prison clinic was almost dysfunctional when the Talwar couple came in four years ago. It was on their insistence that the clinic was made operational again. I will very soon meet them and give them the news of renaming it as ‘Aarushi’. I will also appeal them to continue to visit the inmates for at least two hours a week,” Singh said.

After a CBI Court has pronounced the couple guilty of double murder in 2013, they have served four years of jail term, waiting for justice.

During their stay at the Dasna Jail, the Talwars treated hundreds of inmates and prison employees at the dental clinic. It is also worth noting that Rajesh Talwar has been a well-known dentist before the 2008 incident.

According to prison authorities, the dental clinic at Dasna Jail Hospital was almost shut before the Talwar couple arrived, while the inmates’ complains of dental problems kept going up.

However, things started improving with the dentist couple working on the inmates’ health issues. While Rajesh Talwar used to treat male inmates, Nupur Talwar used to take care of the female inmates. The jail authorities also co-operated with the duo and procured necessary equipment to run the facility.

Rajesh and Nupur Talwar have refused remuneration for their services to patients inside Dasna Jail. Superintendent Dadhiram Maurya said that the amount would have been Rs49,500 if they had charged for their services.