An inside account of the CBI's travails

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has its credibility at stake this time round with the nation transfixed by the double murders in Noida of teenager Aarushi Talwar and her family servant Hemraj. Though not alien to controversy, the country's premier investigating agency has not been under such intense public scrutiny in a long time. The release of the girl's father Dr Rajesh Talwar from custody and the CBI's contention that there is no evidence linking him to the murders has evoked mixed reactions. The CBI says Talwar's medical assistant and two domestic helps from the neighbourhood, Rajkumar and Vijay Mandal, are behind the murders. Aarushi, 14, was found dead on May 16 in her Jal Vayu Vihar home in Noida. The Noida Police initially pointed the finger of suspicion on the family's domestic help Hemraj but... [read full story]