The Madras High Court has ordered a CBI investigation into allegations of assault and harassment faced by the parents of a minor rape survivor at the hands of a woman police inspector in Chennai.

Acting on its own initiative, the court took cognizance of media reports detailing the August incident, where the survivor's mother was allegedly summoned to the police station, detained past 1 am, and assaulted. Further, the inspector reportedly violated POCSO guidelines by questioning the survivor at the hospital while in uniform.

The survivor's father was also allegedly assaulted by the inspector in front of the accused perpetrator. Local police, however, claimed their inquiry found no evidence of sexual assault, citing the survivor's reluctance to name the perpetrator out of fear. The court has also granted the family the right to seek monetary compensation