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New IGP of Nepal Police: Basant Bahadur Kunwar

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Kathmandu, March 24: The government has appointed Basant Bahadur Kunwar as the new Inspector General (IG) of Nepal Police.

The Cabinet meeting held on Friday decided to appoint Basant Bahadur Kunwar as IG. Kunwar has been appointed as the new IGP as Dhiraj Pratap Singh is on compulsory retirement from today.

Kunwar, Tekprasad Rai, Deepak Thapa, Shyamalal Gyawali, and Kiran Bajracharya are senior police officers who were recently promoted from DIG to AIG. All these were contenders for the post of Inspector General of Nepal Police. But the meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Friday appointed Kunwar, who is the first among the five AIGs who were recently promoted from DIG, as the Inspector General of Nepal Police.

Hearing on IGP appointment dispute been postponed

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The hearing on IGP appointment dispute has been postponed by the supreme court today.

The case against Inspector General of Police (IGP) promotion was scheduled to be heard in a joint sitting of Justices Bishwabhar Prasad Shrestha and Dr. Kumar Chudal in the Supreme Court today. Though a hearing has been scheduled, the Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing in the case of three DIGs Ishwar Babu Karki, Ghanshyam Aryal and Prakash Jung Karki saying that the time limit has not been met.

DIG Bishwaraj Pokharel had filed the writ petition after the government decided to appoint Dhiraj Pratap Singh as IGP. In the writ petition, Pokhrel has demanded to be IGP. AIG Pokharel had filed a writ petition at the apex court alleging that the government had promoted IG by violating seniority .

Rank insignia given to newly appointed IGP of Nepal Police and APF

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The Ministry of Home Affairs has given rank insignia to newly appointed Inspector General of Nepal Police Dheeraj Pratap Singh and Inspector General of Armed Police Force Raju Aryal. On Monday morning at Singha Durbar, Home Secretary Teknarayan Pandey presented the rank insignia to the newly appointed IGPs Singh and Aryal.

The government has promoted Dheeraj Pratap Sing and Raju Aryal to Inspector General of Police after Shailesh Thapa Chhetri and Pushparam KC to the post of Inspector General of Police went on compulsory leave from midnight on Sunday due to 30 years of service.

Home Minister Khan gave farewell to Chhetri and KC, who have gone on compulsory leave due to their age limit of 30 years. Due to the age limit, KC retired in less than three weeks.

Shekhar Koirala opposes the appointment of IGP

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Nepali Congress leader Shekhar Koirala has opposed the appointment of Inspector General of Police.

Stating that the IGP was appointed by violating the priorities and procedures, he said, “The decision of the government has made a mockery of the rule of law.” The government’s decision has once again brought the entire police force into controversy. ‘

The cabinet meeting held today promoted Dhiraj Pratap Singh as the new police chief.