Earlier this month, the Calcutta High Court ordered a CBI probe into the alleged custodial torture of two women who took part in a protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The bench ordered the probe after it found discrepancies in the medical reports of protesters.

The Supreme Court directed a special investigation team to probe the alleged police torture of a woman protestor. The woman was arrested after protesting the rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor. The High Court had initially ordered a CBI inquiry.

On November 11, the top court stayed the October 8 order of the high court directing a CBI probe while asking the state government to submit a list of seven IPS officers, including five women, who would comprise a fresh SIT to probe the custodial torture case.