Who Is Vineet Kumar Goyal, The IPS Officer Handling Kolkata Doctor’s Rape-Murder Case

The nation was left shocked after a brutal rape and murder case from Kolkata came to light on August 9. The semi-nude body of a woman doctor was found in the Seminar Hall of RG Kar Medical College on Friday morning. The victim was a second-year postgraduate student of the medical college and was on duty on Thursday night. While initially it was called to be a case of suicide, after investigation it was learned that the victim had been raped and murdered brutally. A suspect named Sanjay Roy was arrested on Saturday. This has led to angry protests by the doctors demanding justice for the deceased and better security and other provisions. Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal is handling the case. Who is he? Let us get to know him.

In December 2021, Senior IPS Officer Vineet Kumar Goyal replaced Soumen Mitra as the New Police Commissioner. The IPS is considered to be close to West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. He is a 1994 batch officer. He is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and IIT Kanpur. The respectable officer has served in Kolkata Police as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Eastern Suburban Division, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Branch and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Headquarters. Apart from this, he has also served as Joint Commissioner of Police, Special Task Force and Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic and as Additional Commissioner of Police.

The well-decorated officer has been awarded twice the Police Medal for Gallantry and is the recipient of the Police Medal for Meritorious Service and the Chief Minister’s Medal for Outstanding Service.

In June, there were reports that the Union Home Ministry had initiated disciplinary action against Vineet Goyal and a DCP for allegedly maligning the office of the West Bengal Governor. No action has been taken by the CM till now.

Coming back to the horrendous incident, the college informed the police who reportedly took immediate action. As per reports, they found a Bluetooth earpiece which belonged to Sanjay Roy. Under Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal’s leadership, the team quickly arrested him and took him on remand. The cops stated that the 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered.