INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, JULY 9
Home Secretary Maheshwor Neupane conferred insignia on newly appointed Inspector General of Police Shailesh Thapa Kshetri
amid a function organised at the Ministry of Home Affairs today.
Kshetri was promoted to the highest post of Nepal Police as per the
July 7 decision of the Council of Ministers.
On the ceremony, Secretary Neupane underscored the need to respect and maintain the chain of
command by everyone in the security agency and urged the top cop to focus on maintaining law and order in the country.
IGP Thapa expressed
his gratitude to the Government of Nepal for its decision to appoint him the top cop, which he termed a genuine recognition of his
professional integrity and efficiency
He said he was proud to head Nepal Police, which was dedicated to serve the nation and people.
&I take this as my added responsibility with
challenge and vow to translate it into an opportunity,& he said.
Stating that Nepal Police is guided by the policy directives of the state
in line with the principles of human rights, rule of law and citizen supremacy as per the constitution and prevailing laws, Kshetri said the
security agency would always remain people-centric and transparent when it comes to enforce law and maintain law and order in the
country.
Later in the day, IGP Kshetri took charge of office and directed all rank and file of Nepal Police to perform their duties and
responsibilities with greater restraint, professionalism, high morale, motivation and accountability
Addressing a special function organised in NP headquarters, he said police personnel should be a true friend of helpless citizens and
victims while maintaining peace and security in the society.
He directed the police personnel to carry out result-oriented, evidence-based
and scientific criminal investigation through maximum utilisation of available resources.
According to the new IGP, internal strengthening
of the organisation, institutional reform and career development of police staffers would top the priorities during his tenure.
As the 28th
IGP, Kshetri will command the force of over 80,000 police staffers till 2 May 2022
Kshetri, who joined the police force on 1 May 1992 as inspector, left behind his only competitor, Additional Inspector General of Police
Hari Bahadur Pal, in the race for the top post
Nepal Police bade farewell to outgoing IGP Thakur Prasad Gyawaly, AIG Tarini Prasad Lamsal and Deputy Inspector General Surya Prasad
Upadhyay, who attained compulsory retirement from security agency with effect from yesterday as per 30-year service limit.
A version of this
article appears in e-paper on July 10, 2020, of The Himalayan Times.
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