Kolkata, Senior IPS officer Manoj Kumar Verma was on Tuesday appointed as the new Commissioner of Kolkata Police, replacing Vineet Goyal, according to a notification.
The decision to remove Goyal, who was under attack for his handling of the incident of rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Hospital, was announced by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after a meeting with the agitating doctors on Monday night.
Goyal, of the 1994 batch, was made ADG and IGP of the Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police.
Verma, a 1998 batch officer, was ADG and IGP (Law and Order) in his last assignment.
1995 batch IPS officer Javed Shamim was made ADG and IGP (Law and Order).
The decision to remove Goyal, who was under attack for his handling of the incident of rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Hospital, was announced by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after a meeting with the agitating doctors on Monday night.
Goyal, of the 1994 batch, was made ADG and IGP of the Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police.
Verma, a 1998 batch officer, was ADG and IGP (Law and Order) in his last assignment.
1995 batch IPS officer Javed Shamim was made ADG and IGP (Law and Order).
