The Indian state of West Bengal has agreed to remove the police chief of its capital, Kolkata, following a meeting with doctors protesting the rape and murder of their colleague. Two other senior officials - the director of medical education and the director of health services - will also be removed,

Mamata Banerjee, having previously stepped back to focus on her duties, has now rejoined the initiative to resolve the deadlock. It is anticipated that both parties will collaborate towards a solution, with the ongoing negotiations aimed at concluding the protests.

In an email to the protesting junior doctors, Chief Secretary Manoj Pant asked them to reach Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence at Kalighat at 5 pm on Monday for the talks.

Doctors protesting over the Kolkata rape and murder finally meet Mamata Banerjee to end impasse

The West Bengal government and the protesting doctors are finalising the minutes after their nearly two-hour long meeting at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s residence in Kolkata got over. The meeting, which was originally scheduled at 5 pm, began around 6:50 pm and ended around 9 pm.

The doctors have asked for transparency in the RG Kar case & higher security for medical professionals. CM Banerjee accepts their demand for removal of top police, health officials.

After days of deadlock, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government on Monday accepted most of the demands put forward by the protesting doctors, demanding justice for the RG Kar rape and murder victim.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced her decision to remove Vineet Goyal as Kolkata Police commissioner (CP) and transfer a section of top officials at the police as well as the state health departments from their respective positions.