In a stinging indictment of India’s law-enforcement and legal systems, Toronto Star journalist Shree Paradkar chronicles the farcical investigation and trial that led to what she believes is the wrongful conviction of a murdered girl’s parents. The case has made headlines around the world. The following story is excerpted from the Star Dispatches ebook, Betrayed: My Cousin’s Wrongful Conviction for the Murder of her Daughter, Aarushi. To purchase the full ebook click on one of the links below. Rajesh and Nupur Talwars’s trial at the district-level court was “fast-tracked,” which is why it took just 17 months to complete. Most trials in India take years. India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took one year to make its case, calling 39 witnesses. It had originally drawn up a list of 141 witnesses. http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2014/02/19/ebook_excerpt_betrayed_my_cousins_wrongful_conviction_for_the_murder_of_her_daughter_aarushi.html#