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Then the next morning, Rajesh and his wife, Nupur, who was in the house when all this was happening, told close relatives that they found their daughter dead at 6am that morning. They do not mention anything about the servant. Later when the servant’s body was found, the first suspicion was that the servant had killed Aarushi before taking his life - without any explanation of why he would have done that.

Since then, Rajesh was deemed as a suspect, taken into custody, and is being held for questioning without bail. His wife, and the alleged mistress, Dr. Anita, are also being questioned. Today in the news it was mentioning that they had found chat transcripts or emails from Aarushi to her friends, particularly boys. Now her social behavior is being questioned, I guess it seemed that she was having “boyfriend type” emails with 3 different guys.

This is what I took out of all of this:

There is a major problem between how working parents are handling their teenage, or to-be teenage, children

Extra marital affairs are happening more frequently in India than ever before

State police leave too many holes in such cases which causes higher level of suspicion

Having both parents working in India is now becoming more common because of its booming economy. The liberation of women have occurred, and it is great that both are participating in the workforce. However, somewhere those same parents forget how to raise their children, how to communicate to them, and how to make them great human beings. How can you not know who your child is meeting with, talking to, hanging out with, or even realize that there might be even a slight infatuation with your own servant? Clearly shows, if all the above information is true, that the parents in this case didn’t pay close enough attention to Aarushi.

Extra marital affairs - you didn’t hear about so frequently previously in India, but now you do. I don’t really understand why people go down that route anyway, but that is a whole different post. So it was mentioned that Aarushi and possibly Hemraj, the servant, knew about Rajesh’s alleged affair with Dr. Anita. Aarushi disapproved this and hence did a lot of back talking to her father. Its bad if your spouse finds out, but I think its worst when your son/daughter know that you are having an extra marital affair. After all, what are you teaching them?

Police in India need to do a better job of investigating such cases. There are too many holes, and when they get up to talk to the public, it doesn’t sound like they know what they are talking about. They just don’t sound credible - potentially because they have that type of reputation as well. Quite sad when you can’t trust your own police or CBI/FBI to do a decent job on such cases.

I am going to keep reading and listening to this case because I want to see where the twists in the story happen from now on. There will be more, and really, sometimes I think its the media who does a better job investigating then the police.

Alvida. Jai Mata Di.

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Here are the things that we had to send to them:

So you might have catch a hold of what they are trying to do with all this information. They are making sure that people just don’t come to the US as a free tip here, but in fact are actually doing the right way. So all the proof that we showed two years ago - we had to show again.

Neeraj and I sent the package to the Nebraska Service Center yesterday via Priority Mail. It should have reached by today. Now we will wait to get the Biometric interview information. Then we will go for that - and then after that we will get something that will show that Neeraj’s green card has been extended…..for one year Yes you read that right. We are diong this for a one year extension. Why do you ask? Because the USCIS is so behind, that right now they are extending Green Cards for one year so that it gives them time to look at your case. Ridiculous isn’t it?

That’s the system, I guess. Oh ya, forgot to mention that they slam you with a $545 fee too.

So the wait………………….begins.

Alvida. Jai Mata Di.

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My dear mother is the sweetest and most caring person that I know. She has done so much for Suraj and myself, and now for Neeraj as well. She is that pillar in our family which without we would not be able to stand. Mumma does everything, sacrificing her own happiness, for whatever we want.

My dear mother does every little thing with a smile. She says the most wonderful things that make anyone smile. She talks to anyone that comes in her way, and she makes a new friend every time. There are so many of Suraj and my friends that call her mother, didi, or aunty so lovingly for all the love that she gives everything she chats with them.

My dear mother is a great cook - she could have had her own show. She keeps her own house so organized and clean; I have so much to learn from her. She lightens the home, she makes me smile every time I see her, and I miss her dearly when I have to leave to go to my home. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t talk to her…..she is my idol - my role model, who I try to mimic….but its tough to be that wonderful.

So Mumma, Neeraj and I wish you a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! We also wish you a very HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!! Also a very HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to Neeraj’s Mumma!!! We hope that we can give you both a lifetime worth of happiness.

Alvida. Jai Mata Di.

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So the good news was that we were in no contract, and we wouldn’t be charged anything extra if we cancelled our service with them today. The only bad part is that I wouldn’t be able to watch MTV Roadies anymore because Dish Network does not offer MTV India. But since Prabhjot was voted out in the last episode I could careless on who would win anyway

Then today we went to Mid Rivers Mall because we knew that there was a stall for Dish Network. So we thought we would talk to the sales rep and get everything setup. Unfortunately for the second time in a row (we went on Saturday too), there was no sales rep at the stall. Neeraj & I decided we would find the next closest Dish Network office because it makes it so much easier if you talk to someone about what you are getting. So we drove around to find the next closest retailer and for the first time Google Maps failed us. Finally we came home, and in the mail we had another ad from one of Dish Network’s retailers. So I started calling - and there was one that gave us a great deal, and so as soon as Thursday we are going to have Dish Network!!

So here comes 15 Hindi Channels from Zee TV to Sony to Star to Aaj Tak to B4u to Sahara…….very excited. Both of our HD television sets will actually show in High Def which is also better than what we have today (HD not showing on the master bedroom TV). We will also have two DVRs which is a big benefit too All in all its a great deal for us.

Neeraj is also excited - he gets more regional sports channels so that he can watch his baseball, basketball, and football games. Go White Sox and Bears

So as we talk about change, I began to wonder what else is happening in the world that is may cause alot of change…..here’s what I came up with:

Banning drinking and smoking in Bollywood movies? That would cause major change.

Obama to win the Democratic nomination? That would be a great benefit to the USA.

Gas prices to reach $5/gallon? That would be a change that now seems isn’t that far away then we used to think. Scary.

Believing in the stock market as an investment? Yup that is a change in belief after seeing how well Neeraj has been doing with our $$.

DVDs to BluRay? A change that was unexpected. But potentially for the good? Only time will tell, I guess.

Facebook as the new Myspace? A very good change. Facebook definitely has a good interface and is more user friendly than Myspace.

The list can go on…….chalo kabhi na kabhi end toh karna hi hai.

Alvida. Jai Mata Di.

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A few busy weekends have past — an engagement party almost three weeks ago, Mata ki Chowki last weekend, and friends over this past Saturday. Overall the month of April has been good to us. Phase 1 of our home project has begun with fireworks. Neeraj and I are 80% complete with the master bedroom. We bought a new king size bed to fit our king size lifestyle (yeah right!! ) and then on Saturday morning our beautiful bedroom furniture arrived. Now the room looks like a master bedroom.

But we have noticed something…..companies and their deliveries.. not so good. The guys at Mattress Firm didn’t bring a frame when they delivered our mattress. So of course they wouldn’t set anything up without the frame. That wasn’t good. Then when the Value City delivery guys arrived on Saturday morning, there were no screws or hardware in order to setup the bedroom furniture. Why don’t companies do a better job or were we unlucky both times? I can’t think this was a coincidence. With the Value City guys, they had to drive to to get the hardware screws from another one of their drivers. So guess what - not only did you make us wait but you also wasted alot of gas to get those darn screws.

Anyway…..let's move on.  MTV Roadies. This week’s episode was okay - nothing too exciting. Ankita did an awesome job on both tasks - then a friend told me that she was on Facebook, and her location is STL. Well if its not a fake profile, then Ms. Ankita if you are reading this, then I suggest you add me as your friend, you will get a dinner invite from Neeraj & me. GO PRABHJOT!!!!!!

Crap…next set of MBA classes start on May 19. I had enjoyed the semester off.

I heard that Tashan failed miserably at the box office. Hilarious. I don’t care what anyone says but Kareena Kapoor looks anorexic in that movie. Not a good move by the director on this one. :no:  Akshay Kumar also looked horrible in this movie. Good thing Neeraj and I didn’t go see this one in the theater.

Congrats to my dear Kaush. She finally got the greatest news of her life. I don’ want to tell you so go to her blog and find out — and while you are there, convince her to update it

Thanks also to Kaush with her great tips….she has motivated me to be more aggressive with my exercise workout. I have changed my workout, and I felt really great today. Thanks dear Oh by the way, I bought those Special K strawberry bars - tomorrow I will have one for breakfast, and then I will determine if it is as good as you say they are.

Lakhon tar gaye lakhon ne tar jaana…..Maiyaji tera naam japke…

Alvida. Jai Mata Di.

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The past few weeks have been interesting and sometimes stressful. We have seen some movies such as Race and Life in a Metro. Both were okay and not that great. Yesterday we had a wonderful outing by going out and bowling and playing at the awesome arcade that they have at this place called Brunswick Zone. I think that we will be going back to that place soon.

Neeraj has become to invest into the stock market. He is learning a lot, and I love seeing him so interested in doing this. You can talk to him about stocks, markets, buying, and selling for hours.

We got some good things done around the house to get ready for the summer. The automated sprinkler system is now back up and running perfectly. We have also had the exterminator come in and done his part to make sure our home is ready for the summer.

Neeraj and I are both stuck like glue on the MTV India’s show, Roadies. Its just very addicting - very bad language, but very addictive. Anyway, now the next episode is suppose to be in Bangkok and I just have a few words - Go Prabhjot - Say Goodbye to Shambhavi!

Alvida. Jai Mata Di.

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