KATHMANDU, Dec 19: The Armed Police Force (APF) headquarters has summoned a dozen officers, including an SP, to the headquarters to take their statements, citing their failure to control smuggling in the border areas.
An investigation has begun with the questioning of 12 personnel, including APF Superintendent of Police (SP) Darshan Giri, working in Dhanusha, three Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs), four Inspectors, two Senior Sub Inspector (SSIs), and two Sub Inspector (SIs), at the headquarters in Halchowk. According to APF Spokesperson DIG Kumar Neupane, the questioning was initiated based on complaints received from the Prime Minister's Office, Hello Sarkar program, and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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The questioning has been initiated at the headquarters after calling Shailendra Neupane, DSP of Krishna Nagar BOP, Kapilvastu; Jaya Ram Basnet from Chakkar Choda, Kapilvastu; and Bidur Bhattrai from Matiarwa, Bara. Similarly, Inspector Roshan Thapa from Nawarajpur BOP in Siraha, Inspector Prakash Bikram Karki from BOP Amaduwa in Sunsari, and Jay Bahadur Dathekuthe from Nocha BOP in Morang are among those summoned to the headquarters.
Ganesh Bohora, stationed at the Dhunusa-based Fulgama BOP, and Krishna Gurung, stationed at the Samsi BOP in Mahottari, have been summoned to the Border Security Department of the APF. “Wherever there are complaints, commanders have been questioned, but nothing has been confirmed yet, as internal investigations are ongoing,” said DIG Neupane.
Following complaints from local traders about the rise in smuggling in the border areas, which has devastated their businesses, and the lack of strict action by the APF, the APF personnel were summoned to the headquarters. The APF headquarters has been consistently directing the concerned units and BOPs to combat smuggling along the Nepal-India border. According to DIG Neupane, the APF headquarters has been strictly enforcing measures to control smuggling in the border regions. Even now, the headquarters is working to prevent smuggling in the border areas.
