Calcutta: The 5-member division bench of Calcutta High Court headed by Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, on Friday appointed former Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Manjula Chellur as head of the Special Investigation Teams (SIT).

Manjula Chellur, who apart from Bombay High Court was also the Chief Justice of Calcutta and Kerala High Courts, will not only oversee the investigating process of the 3-member SIT but also provide necessary instructions and look into the day-to-day activities.

The decision to appoint Chellur came a day after the state government deployed ten IPS officers mostly of the rank of ADG, IG and DIG to assist the three-member SIT team. The team included Kolkata Police Commissioner Soumen Mitra, DG, Suman Bala Sahoo, and ADG (Admin-I) Ravir Kumar.

On August 19, the 5-judge bench ordered the constitution of the SIT to look into the allegations other than murder and sexual assault. The High Court had said the working of the SIT will be "overviewed by a retired Hon'ble Judge of Honorable Supreme Court, for which separate order shall be passed after taking his/her consent".

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