The state health department on Thursday formed a committee of four senior doctors from government medical colleges to investigate the complaints of threat and intimidation against Avik De, a postgraduate trainee at SSKM Hospital.

De was allegedly present in the seminar room on the third floor of the Emergency Building of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital when the body of the 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor who was raped and murdered was still there on August 9.

Thursday’s order by the state health department mentions that the complaints against De include “different irregularities and existence of threat culture in different Medical Colleges, manipulation and unauthorised interference committed during University examination”.

The order also says that the committee members “are directed to enquire about the above matter and submit their report to the undersigned within 7 days”.

The principals of three government medical colleges and the dean of student affairs of one medical college are the members of the committee.

Health department insiders said De was close to former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh, who is in custody in connection with alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar.

De’s phone was out of the network coverage area when Metro called him on Thursday evening for his reaction to the government order.