West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Monday that Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal would be removed from his position. This decision followed a six-hour meeting with doctors protesting the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

In addition to Goyal’s removal, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (North), who faces allegations of bribery from the victim's family, will also be replaced. Banerjee emphasized that the government had accepted all four demands from the protesting doctors, including a CBI investigation into the case, which is already underway.

Despite welcoming the removal of the police commissioner, the doctors stated that their protests would continue until all promises made by the Chief Minister were fully realized. They particularly pointed out that the Health Secretary had not been removed, as they had requested.

Following the meeting, Banerjee addressed the media, stating, "In light of the junior doctors' demands, Vineet Kumar Goyal has agreed to step down as Police Commissioner. By 4 PM today, he will hand over the responsibilities to his successor."

Additionally, two other officials—the Director of Medical Education, Kaustav Naik, and the Director of Health Services, Debashis Halder—have also been removed from their posts as part of the government’s response to the protests.

Banerjee described the meeting as "positive" and expressed her hope that the junior doctors would end their strike, given that three out of their five main demands had been addressed. She reassured the protesters that no punitive action would be taken against those participating in the strike and confirmed that a new committee, led by the Chief Secretary, had been formed to address broader issues related to health infrastructure in the state.

However, the protesting doctors, while celebrating the removal of the police commissioner, stated that they would continue their strike until all their demands were met. "The removal of Vineet Goyal is a moral victory for us," the doctors said in a statement. "But our protests will continue until the promises made by the Chief Minister are fully implemented."

The protests were sparked by the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old second-year postgraduate medical student inside a seminar hall at the state-run RG Kar Medical College on August 9. The incident caused outrage nationwide and led to ongoing protests by doctors across West Bengal, who are demanding justice for the victim and improved security in hospitals.