Kathmandu: The government has decided to appoint Additional Inspector General of Police (AIG) Manoj KC as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Nepal Police.
An emergency Cabinet meeting held today decided to remove Inspector General Dan Bahadur Karki from his position and appoint AIG Manoj KC as his successor.
The meeting also decided to appoint Karki as security adviser to Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen).
AIG Manoj KC is currently serving in the Crime Investigation Department of Nepal Police.
Earlier, reports had emerged that the government was planning to remove IGP Karki. Following the publication of those reports, police personnel had entered media offices in an attempt to identify the source of the news.
Karki had assumed office as Inspector General of Police on 13 November.