Indian authorities in Kolkata have sacked the city's police chief and top health ministry officials after furious protests at the brutal rape and murder of a doctor. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced the removal of the Kolkata police commissioner and two health departments officials after a meeting with medics late Monday.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a reshuffle in the Health and Police departments after meeting junior doctors. Senior IPS officer Manoj Kumar Verma has been appointed as the new Kolkata Police commissioner,

After an extensive discussion between Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and protesting junior doctors on Monday (September 16, 2024), it has been decided that Commissioner of Kolkata Police, Health Department officials, and Deputy Commissioner (DC) North will be removed from their position .

The West Bengal government on Tuesday appointed senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Manoj Verma as the new Kolkata Police Commissioner. This decision was made in response to demands from protesting junior doctors for the removal of his predecessor,

The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal on Tuesday appointed Manoj Kumar Verma as the new commissioner of Kolkata Police. Verma replaces Vineet Kumar Goyal, who has been transferred as additional director general (ADG), Special Task Force.

Manoj Kumar Verma, a 1998-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, has been named as the new commissioner of Kolkata Police.

Manoj Kumar Verma, a 1998-batch IPS officer renowned for his crisis management skills, has assumed the role of Kolkata Police commissioner. This transition follows Vineet Goyal's removal due to criticism over his handling of the RG Kar rape-murder case.

The West Bengal Junior Doctors Front (WBJDF) on Wednesday sent another email to the state chief secretary Manoj Pant requesting one more meeting with chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The doctors stated that some of their demands remain unresolved,