Police (nepal)

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Nepalese police officers (2013)

The Nepalese Police are the primary law enforcement agency in the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal . She is primarily responsible for maintaining law and order and for preventing and investigating criminal offenses within the jurisdiction established by the Nepalese Constitution . In addition to the main tasks, the Nepalese police perform a variety of other tasks. This includes the protection of important people, the security of important facilities, traffic control, secret service activities, news gathering, monitoring of unpeaceful crowds and containment of riots, disaster management, counter-terrorism, hostage-taking and various other ceremonial tasks. The Nepalese police have been led by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sarbendra Khanal since April 10, 2018. He is the 26th IGP of the Nepalese Police.

history

Before 1864 AD

The police facility, like the history and language of Nepal, goes back to antiquity.

During the Rana regime (1864-1951 AD)

During the Rana regime, the police organization was conceived and gradually transformed into a modern police force. At that time there were four official titles: Amini, Militia, Apprentice and Kotwali.

1951-1990

After the fall of the Rana regime, Nepal saw the beginning of a democracy. Toran Shamsher was appointed First Inspector General of Police (IGP) (April 1950). The Police Headquarters was established in Kathmandu in 1952 . In 1955 the Police Act 2012 BS and 1959 the Police Ordinance 2015 BS came into force. The multi-party parliamentary government was abolished for a few years , followed by the Panchayat rule , which was introduced in 1960 . The Central Police Training Center was set up in 1963. The official titles during this period were: Ramdal, officer, women's police and traffic police.

Nepalese UN police officers (recognizable by their blue shirt, 2015)

1990 - today

The popular democratic movement of 1990 reinstated the democratic multi-party system. The Police Reform Commission was formed in 1992. Oriented towards the aspirations of the people and the norms of the multi-party system, the police organization began to modernize.

There were now the official designations of riot police, civil police and traffic police. From 1991 the first group of Nepalese police officers was deployed on a UN mission.

The Nepalese police have a total of 67,416 employed police officers. 2,344 permanent and 507 temporary employees. (As of January 2, 2016)

Police chief of Nepal

The Nepalese police are headed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP). He is appointed by the Government of Nepal for a term of four years and reports directly to the Ministry of the Interior of Nepal. There were two exceptions. The IGPs Rom Bahadur Thapa and Khadgajeet Baral were active for six years.

organization structure

The police headquarters is divided into four departments. This includes the administration department, the labor department, the criminal investigation department and the human resources department. There is an additional police inspector general in each department.

uniform

The uniform of the Nepalese police consists of summer and winter equipment.

Regular officers wear a light blue shirt and dark blue trousers. Junior officers wear berets while senior officers wear peaked caps.

The Special Task Police wear a blue-gray camouflage uniform.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Home. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e History. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b History. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Nepal Police to install biogas plants in all its units. January 1, 2016, Retrieved November 11, 2019 (American English).
  5. ↑ MYREPUBLICA.com - News in Nepal: Fast, Full & Factual. October 14, 2017, accessed November 12, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Departments. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
  7. ↑ a b c Police Uniforms. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .