Manoj KC Appointed Nepal Police Chief as Dan Bahadur Karki Becomes PM’s Chief Security Advisor

The government has appointed Additional Inspector General (AIG) Manoj KC as the new Inspector General of Nepal Police, replacing incumbent IGP Dan Bahadur Karki, following a Cabinet meeting in Kathmandu on Wednesday. The meeting also decided to reassign Karki as Chief Security Advisor to Prime Minister Balendra Shah, creating a new position at the Prime Minister’s Office for the role.

Cabinet changes Nepal Police leadership

The Cabinet decision places KC at the head of Nepal Police and ends Karki’s tenure as the force’s chief. KC was serving as an AIG before his appointment to the top police post. The decision was made by the government at its Wednesday meeting in Kathmandu.

The appointment and reassignment were decided together: KC is to replace Karki as IGP, while Karki is to take up the newly established security advisory position. The announcement therefore sets out both a change in police leadership and a new assignment for the outgoing chief.

The available details identify KC as the appointee but do not specify when he will formally assume the IGP’s responsibilities. They also do not provide further information about the transition or any arrangements within the police leadership following the Cabinet decision.

New security adviser position created

Karki has been assigned as Chief Security Advisor to Prime Minister Balendra Shah. The government created a new position at the Prime Minister’s Office for this purpose, according to the decision reported from Kathmandu. The role is the destination for Karki’s reassignment from the IGP post.

The decision establishes a security advisory position under the Prime Minister’s Office, but the information provided does not detail the adviser’s duties, reporting arrangements or the scope of the post. No additional organizational changes at the office were specified in the announcement.

Two appointments in one government decision

The Cabinet action connects the police leadership transition with the creation of the new adviser role. KC’s appointment gives Nepal Police a new chief, while Karki’s reassignment places the outgoing IGP in the newly created position associated with the Prime Minister’s Office.

The decision was made during Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting in Kathmandu. The announcement identifies the principal changes, but does not state the reasons for Karki’s reassignment or provide further background on the selection of KC. It also gives no details about the length of KC’s appointment or the terms attached to Karki’s new role.

For now, the confirmed changes are the appointment of AIG Manoj KC as Inspector General of Nepal Police, the replacement of Dan Bahadur Karki in that post, and Karki’s reassignment as Chief Security Advisor to Prime Minister Balendra Shah. The Cabinet has created a position at the Prime Minister’s Office to accommodate the new advisory assignment.