SC supersedes Calcatta HC on CBI probe, forms SIT: 'Giving probes routinely to investigating agency burdens it, saps police morale'

Monday, 25 November 2024
The Supreme Court formed a three-member SIT to investigate allegations of custodial torture of two women arrested for protesting against the R G Kar hospital rape-murder and allegedly threatening an MP's daughter. This modifies the Calcutta High Court's order for a CBI probe, aiming to reduce the burden on the CBI and boost the morale of state police.

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