The Calcutta High Court has ordered the CBI to constitute a Special Investigation Team to investigate allegations of a cover-up or 'hush-up' in the RG Kar rape-murder case, signaling judicial concerns about the handling of the investigation.

The Calcutta High Court has granted protective measures to Abhishek Banerjee, an MP from the ruling Trinamool Congress party, in connection with a First Information Report filed against him over statements made during a political rally.