Nepal Police

Nepal Police
Agency overview
Formed	1955
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	State of Nepal, IN
Governing body	Government of Nepal
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Kathmandu
Agency executive	Rabindra Pratap Shah, Inspector General of Police
Website
http://www.nepalpolice.gov.np
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

Since policing is a constitutional obligation on the part of the government in Nepal; Nepal Police Organization is the main administrative apparatus in the hands of the government to safeguard people's constitutional rights and to maintain law and order in the country.

History

Prior to 1864 AD: The Police institution dates back to the ancient times as does the history and language of the country.

During The Rana Regime (1864-1951 AD): During Rana Regime, little was done to institutionalize the Police Organisation, establishing MILISIYA, THANA POLICE CHAUKI, office of POICE DIRECTOR GENERAL etc which gradually shaped The Nepal Police to this modern "Nepal Police".

During The Period 1951 till 1990: Nepal saw the dawn of democracy after the fall of the Rana regime. The Police Head Quarters was established in 1952 in Kathmandu. Mr. Toran Shamsher J.B.Rana was appointed the first Inspector General of Police. The Police Act, 2012 BS (1955 AD) came into effect. The Police Regulation, 2015 BS (1959 AD) came into effect. The Parliamentary Government under the multi-party system was adopted for some years which was followed by Panchayat System since 1960. The establishment of the Central Police Training Centre in 1963. The role of Police was focussed mainly in safeguarding the interest of the ruling system.

From The Period 1990 Till Date: The Peoples democratic movement of 1990 reinstated the multi party democratic system. The new constitution of the kingdom was promulgated on Nov. 9.1991. The Police Reform Commission was constituted in the year 1992 and Modernisation of the Police Organisation started to tune with the aspirations of the people and norms of Multi-Party system. The first contingent of Police personnel was deployed in UN Mission in 1991. More than 2000 police personnel have already left their feet serving the international community in blue helmet.

The present chief of Nepal Police is Inspector General of Police Rabindra Pratap Shah.

Departments

There are four departments in the Police Headquarters that function to undertake the policing activities of Nepal Police. These departments are headed by Additional Inspector Generals of Police. In addition to the departments, there are National Police Academy and recently established Office of the Inspector General of Police that are also looked after by Additional Inspector General of Police.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner

Joint Commissioner Additional Inspector General of Police Kuber Singh Rana ^[1]

Crime Investigation Department

Additional Inspector General of Police Naresh Gurung

Administration Department

Additional Inspector General of Police Prakash Kunwar

Operations Department

Deputy Inspector General of Police Bhishma Prasai

Human Resource Development Department

Deputy Inspector General of Police ll

Traffic Police Department

Deputy Inspector General of Police Ganesh Raj Rai

National Police Academy

National Police Academy of Nepal (NPA) is an academic wing of Nepal Police. It is solely responsible for conducting basic and advanced training programmes for the police officers in Nepal.

Additional Inspector General of Police Kiran Kumar Gautam is the present Executive Director of the NPA.

External links

• Official website of the Nepal Police

References

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