Bowing to junior doctors’ demands, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee axes Kolkata top cop, health officials in hospital rape-murder case

Speaking to reporters outside her Kalighat residence, Banerjee said: “Since they are unhappy with the police, we have agreed to remove Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal. He will be entrusted with the role of his choice as he himself wants to recuse himself from this post. He will step down at 4 PM on Tuesday and the new CP will be announced.”

Battleground Kolkata: Protesters clash with police demanding CM Mamata Banerjee’s resignation over junior doctor’s rape-murder 

Kolkata witnessed violent protests on Tuesday with demonstrators marching towards state secretariat Nabanna in Howrah to demand justice for the doctor who was raped and murdered in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

RG Kar rape-murder: SC says Kolkata case raises systematic issue regarding doctor safety across India

A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, which had taken cognisance of the incident, said that if women were not able to go to work and working conditions were not safe, then they were being denied equality.

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