Gruesome doctor rape-murder: Bengal Governor asks CM Mamta to summon emergency cabinet meet, replace Kolkata police chief

Believing that the state government is unable to handle the prevailing law and order situation in the state in the wake of gruesome rape-murder of trainee doctor, CV Ananda Bose, the West Bengal Governor, on Sep 8 directed Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to replace the police chief and summon an emergency cabinet meeting.

West Bengal predominantly its capital, Kolkata, and other major cities has been tense following protests demanding justice for the trainee doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered on Aug 9 at state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

The protests against the incident demanding justice for the trainee doctor have also rocked most cities of India.

Bose criticized the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in the state for its case handling.
“The government cannot evade responsibility and remain silent on the disturbing developments in the state,” he said.
The governor stated that the state must operate according to the Constitution and the rule of law.

“The ostrich-like attitude will not pay, and the state must address the public demand to remove the Police Commissioner of Kolkata,” the governor added.

The governor said people should feel that they can expect justice from the government.

“But such feeling is not there,” he said at an event earlier this week.

Meanwhile, people from different backgrounds including former students, junior doctors, rickshaw pullers, and clay modelers hit the streets of Kolkata on Sep 8 in continued protest against the gruesome rape and murder of a medic in a state-run hospital.

Demanding the arrest of all culprits in the case and justice to the victim, the bereaved mother of the trainee doctor said she had one child and now all the protesting medics are her children.

At least 4,000 former students including women of over 40 schools held a rally for around 2 km in south Kolkata demanding justice for the victim.