Overview
- The division bench directed on Thursday that a three‑member CBI Special Investigation Team led by the agency’s Joint Director (Eastern Zone) must be formed and must file a detailed status report by June 25.
- The SIT’s remit is tightly focused on the sequence from the victim’s dinner on the night of August 8–9, 2024 through her cremation, and it may re‑examine physical and digital evidence and question anyone it deems necessary.
- The fresh order responds to petitions from the victim’s parents alleging a wider conspiracy, suppression of material facts and possible destruction or tampering of evidence.
- The move follows the CBI’s earlier takeover of the probe (after an August 13, 2024 High Court transfer), its October 7, 2024 chargesheet and the January 2025 conviction of Sanjay Roy, and comes after the West Bengal government suspended three senior IPS officers on May 15 over alleged mishandling.
- The court’s step renews judicial oversight of investigative choices and could shape accountability for hospital and police lapses while the case continues to drive public concern about safety and institutional trust in West Bengal.