Kolkata Murder Supreme Court Hearing Highlights: Court extends ex-RG Kar principal Ghosh, cop's custody by 3 days

IPS officer Manoj Kumar Verma has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Police (CP) for Kolkata following the removal of Vineet Kumar Goyal from the position on Tuesday. The decision comes after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee agreed to the demands made by junior doctors protesting the recent rape and murder case at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Former CP Vineet Kumar Goyal has been reassigned as the ADG and Inspector General of Police (IGP) for the Special Task Force in West Bengal.The government also 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. 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.Stay with TOI for latest updates: