RG Kar case: Who is new Kolkata Police commissioner Manoj Verma who replaced Vineet Goel IPS officer Manoj Kumar Verma was appointed the new Kolkata Police Commissioner on Tuesday after the West Bengal government removed Vineet Kumar Goyal, the former commissioner and transferred him to the role of ADG and IGP of the Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police.

Kolkata Doctor Murder Case Live: 'Eyewash by Mamata Banerjee...' says BJP'S CR Kesavan on decision to remove Kolkata CP BJP National Spokesperson CR Kesavan on Tuesday accused West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee of attempting to deflect responsibility in the tragic rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata by merely transferring senior police and health officials. Following Banerjee's decision to remove Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal, Deputy Commissioner North Abhishek Gupta, and two health officials, Kesavan said that the West Bengal government has not mentioned any suspension of the Kolkata Police commissioner from Government duty. "The official minutes of the meeting yesterday has no mention of any suspension from Govt duty. It merely mentions transfers of senior Police and Health officials. A mere transfer is nothing but a ploy. It is an eyewash by Mamata Banerjee and the West Bengal Govt to dodge responsibility in the heinous rape and murder of the trainee

Kolkata Doctor Murder Case Live: Dr Swapan Soren replaces Dr Debasish Halder as the new in-charge director of health services The West Bengal government on Tuesday removed Dr Kaustav Nayak and Dr Debasish Halder from the position of Director of Medical Education (DME) and the Director of Health Services (DHS) respectively, a health department order said. The order was issued following the meeting between chief minister Mamata Banerjee and agitating junior doctors on Monday night when Banerjee had promised to remove Nayak and Halder from their positions. Dr Swapan Soren was appointed the new in-charge director of health services and Dr Suparna Dutta officer on special duty of medical education, it added. Nayak was appointed the Director of the Institute of Health and Family Welfare while Halder was posted as the officer on special duty of Public health at Swasthya Bhawan.

We have listened to the junior doctors and decided to replace the Commissioner. He has voluntarily agreed to resign. In the health department, they requested the removal of three officials, and we have agreed to two. We have fulfilled 99 per cent of their demands. What more can we do? We have asked the doctors to return to work so that the public doesn't suffer," she said. "We have accepted three of their four demands. DC North (Abhishek Gupta) will also be removed, and a decision on the new DC will be made tomorrow. Additionally, we will ensure the security of doctors," she added.

Kolkata Doctor Murder Case Live: What chief minister Mamata had said on meeting doctors' demands Chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced that most of their demands had been met, including the removal of Kolkata CP Vineet Kumar Goyal and certain officials from the health department. "Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal has expressed his willingness to resign," said Banerjee while addressing the junior doctors on Tuesday. Banerjee also confirmed that Deputy Commissioner North, Abhishek Gupta, would be removed.

Kolkata doc's rape-murder: ‘Will remove you from court’ SC warns lawyer, dismisses plea for Mamata Banerjee's removal The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking the resignation of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee following the rape and murder of a postgraduate medical student at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

RG Kar financial scam: CBI submits progress report to Calcutta HC, fresh report by November 25 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday, submitted a progress report on its investigation into the financial irregularities case in state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital to the Calcutta high court. After accepting the first progress report on the matter, the single-judge bench of Justice Rajarshi Bhardwaj directed the central agency to submit another progress report on the matter by November 25. The college's former, controversial Principal Sandip Ghosh was initially arrested by the CBI in connection with the financial irregularities. Later on the night of September 14, he was shown as “arrested” by CBI in the rape and murder case of a junior doctor within the hospital premises last month.

Kolkata rape-murder case: BJP to hold 'Kalighat Cholo' march on September 25 he Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be organising a "Kalighat Cholo" march on September 25 in demand of justice for the rape and murder of the victim at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Union Minister and BJP leader Sukanta Majumder stated on Monday that the BJP workers will be organising protests on street corners from September 18 and that they will be conducting a 'Kalighat Cholo' march near Hazra More near the CM's residence on September 25. "From September 18, the BJP will organise street corners, which will go up to October 1. Along with that, on September 25, we will organise a 'Kalighat Cholo' near Hazra More near CM's residence. On September 23, our BJP Mahila Morcha will take a broom and Ganga jal to clean some selected impure police stations," Majumder said.

Kolkata rape-murder case: Kolkata's new Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma arrived at Kolkata Police Headquarters in Lall Bazar This comes after IPS officer Manoj Kumar Verma was appointed the new Kolkata Police Commissioner on Tuesday after the West Bengal government removed Vineet Kumar Goyal, the former commissioner and transferred him to the role of ADG and IGP of the Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police.

Kolkata rape-murder case: Manoj Kumar Verma takes charge as Kolkata's new Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma takes charge as Kolkata's new Police Commissioner on Tuesday at Kolkata Police Headquarters in Lall Bazar, replacing Vineet Kumar Goyal, the former commissioner who was transferred to the role of ADG and IGP of the Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police.