KATHMANDU, July 18: Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Police, Bishwa Raj Pokharel has resigned after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the appointment of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dhiraj Pratap Singh.
He reached the police headquarters on Monday and submitted his resignation to the administration department. His resignation will take effect from Monday.
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On May 1, the Cabinet decided to appoint Dhiraj Pratap Singh as the IGP. AIG Pokharel had filed a petition at the Supreme Court saying that the Cabinet had appointed Singh as IGP breaching seniority.
The writ petition filed by AIG Pokharel was dismissed by the Supreme Court on July 15. With this, Pokharel’s dream of becoming IGP was shattered.
