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New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will soon begin a probe into the murder of Noida teenager Aarushi Talwar and her family's domestic help, an official said on Friday.
He confirmed that the agency had received a letter from the central government requesting its opinion on a request from the Uttar Pradesh government to take over the probe into the gruesome May 16 murders.
"We received a letter on Friday seeking our opinion in the murder case. We have not replied yet but the chances are very likely that we take up the case this week," an official said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati had on Thursday sought a probe by the CBI into the murders.
Aarushi, a class 9 student of Delhi Public School in Noida, was found dead with her throat slit in her family's Jal Vayu Vihar apartment on May 16.
The police initially named domestic help Hemraj as the prime accused but backtracked after his dead body was found on the building's terrace on May 17.
Police allegations
Aarushi's dentist father Rajesh Talwar was arrested on May 23. The police claimed he killed Aarushi in a fit of rage as he objected to her closeness to Hemraj, but the family has strenuously denied the police allegations.
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