A day after the Central Bureau of Investigation gave him a clean chit, Rajesh Talwar, a noted dentist, was today released from jail, ending a 50-day traumatic period when Noida police accused him of brutally killing his teenage daughter, Aarushi.

"I was in a lot of grief. I thank God and the CBI as what my family has been saying (of my being innocent) all along now stands vindicated," a tired looking Talwar told reporters after he went to the Sai Baba temple, near his Sector 25 residence in Noida, to pay obeisance.

Dressed in a white T-shirt, the 49-year-old Talwar came out of Dasna Jail in Noida within two minutes after the gates of the jail were opened for the day at 8.30 am.

The formalities for his release were completed by his wife, Nupur Talwar, and relatives late last night.

A relieved Nupur hugged Talwar as he stepped out of the iron-gate of the prison. It was a tearful reunion of the couple, who pleaded with the media to "leave them alone" and allow them to mourn the death of their 14-year-old daughter.

From the temple, bearded-Talwar, who was released on bail after CBI informed the court yesterday that it had no evidence against him, drove to his father-in-law's house also in Sector 25.

They were accompanied by family friend, Durrani, whose domestic help -- Raj Kumar -- is the prime suspect in the sensational double-murder on May 15 night.

Talwar's compounder Krishna and a neighbour's domestic help, Vijay Mandal, are the other two accused in the case.