KATHMANDU, Nov 4: The government has appointed Additional Inspector General (AIG) Manoj Kumar KC as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP).
A Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday decided to appoint KC as the new police chief, according to government Spokesperson Sasmit Pokharel.
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Pokharel said the move should not be viewed as a disciplinary action but merely as a change in responsibilities.
“He should not be viewed as having been punished. It is merely a change in responsibilities. He has been appointed security advisor. Now that a new IGP has taken charge, he will carry out the necessary work,” he said.
Incumbent IGP Dan Bahadur Karki has been appointed security advisor to Prime Minister Balendra Shah.
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