Vineet Goyal Out, 1 Of These 5 Officers Could Be Next Kolkata Top Cop
NDTV
The West Bengal government is likely to announce a replacement for Vineet Goyal this evening.
A day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced following her meeting with protesting doctors that Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal would be stepping down, NDTV has learnt that five officers are in the running to replace him.
Based on their rank, several officers are eligible to be the next Kolkata top cop and sources said Jawed Shamim, Supratim Sarkar and Ajay Ranade are among the frontrunners.
Jawed Shamim, who is the Additional Director General of Police and Inspector General of Police of the state Intelligence Branch was recently also given additional charge of the state's anti-corruption branch. He also holds additional charge as Additional Director Security.
