Removed police chief seeks legal advice
Summary
Dan Bahadur Karki has begun consulting lawyers after being removed as inspector general of police with 17 months left in his tenure. The government has named Manoj KC as his replacement and moved Karki to the post of security adviser to the prime minister.
Key Points
- A Cabinet meeting decided to remove Dan Bahadur Karki as inspector general of police and transfer him to the prime minister’s security adviser post.
- Additional Inspector General Manoj KC has been selected to replace Karki as police chief.
- Karki has begun consulting lawyers and may file a petition at the Supreme Court challenging the government’s decision.
- The story recalls a similar 1997 dispute involving former IGP Achyut Krishna Kharel and then home minister Bamdev Gautam.
