Kolkata Police suspend Tala Police Station officer Abhijit Mondal, arrested for his involvement in the RG Kar rape-murder case. Protesting junior doctors demand more from the state government despite some concessions.

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,

His appointment comes at a critical time, as West Bengal is dealing with the aftermath of a tragic incident at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

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.

Indian authorities in Kolkata have sacked the city's police chief and top health ministry officials after furious protests over the brutal rape and murder of a doctor. The discovery of the 31-year-old doctor's bloodied body at a state-run hospital in the east Indian megacity on August 9 has stoked nationwide anger at the chronic issue of violence against women.

In the autumn of 2010, when political winds were shifting in West Bengal, opposition leader Mamata Banerjee, then Railway Minister, denounced Paschim Medinipur police chief Manoj Verma and labelled him as a "CPI(M) agent" due to his crackdown on opposition activities,