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Kolkata Rape-Murder Case: Bengal Govt Sacks New Principal Of RG Kar College; Sandip Ghosh's Transfer Revoked

This decision from the๊ state governments comes 🐲after a delegation of protesting students met with officials at the Swasthya Bhavan

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Doctors ꧅and nursing staff protest at RG Kar Medica𒐪l College | Photo: PTI
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Amid the row over the murder and rape of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, the West Bengal g🦋overnment has fired the newly appointed principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

This decisio𒆙n from the state governments comes after a delegation of protesting students met with officials at the Swasthya Bhavan. Giving into the demands of the medical students, the new principal Suhrita Paul, HOD of the Chest Department and one Assistant Superintendent were removed from their posts.

Paul's removal comes days after she lost her cool towards protesting students. T💃he students, who demanded immediate action regarding a midnight mob which vandalised the college, were met with anger from the newly appointed principal.

"If you can't trust me for one hour then send me 𝓀home also," the principal told the 🐬students.

Following her removal, Manas ♓Bandopadhaౠye was appointed as the new principal of RG Kar Medical College.

Furthermore, the government has also revoked Sandip Ghosh's transfer amid the shocking allegations revealed against him in the CBI probe.

Ghosh's transfer and appointment to another college was revoked by the Health Department. The former principal of RG Kar College is being grilled by the Central Bureau of Investigationꦿ for his alleged involvement in the cover up of the murder and rape of the 31-year-old 𒅌doctor.

During the investigation, the ex-principal has also been accused of trafficking biomedical waste an⛄d medical supplies to the neighbouring country of Bangladesh.