Property Investigation Commission to Examine Assets of Security Officials DSP and Above

Kathmandu. The Property Investigation Commission will investigate the assets of DSPs and above in the security agencies. The investigation commission, led by former Justice Rajendra Kumar Bhandari, has been given the authority to investigate the assets of gazetted second-class and above employees of the police, armed police, and national investigation department. The Council of Ministers had formed a 5-member Property Investigation Commission under the leadership of former Justice Bhandari on April 2. The government, by publishing a notice in the gazette on Thursday, has determined the terms of performance for the investigation commission. The assets of employees equivalent to joint secretary and above in the civil service will be investigated. Employees equivalent to first-class gazetted in Nepal Police, Armed Police, and National Investigation Department have come under the scope of property investigation. However, the terms of performance of the commission mention that the assets of DSPs in the police, DSPs in the Armed Police Force, and Chief Investigation Officers (DSPs) in the National Investigation Department, who are office chiefs, will be investigated. For those who are not office chiefs, Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) and above in all three security agencies will come under the scope of investigation. The investigation commission does not have the authority to investigate the assets of military officers and judges. However, the commission's terms of reference state that if complaints are received against serving military officers and judges, they should be sent to the concerned bodies for investigation. In the first phase, the commission will collect, verify, and investigate the asset details of officials and employees who held positions from 2062-63 to 2082-083 Chaitra end. In the second phase, it will collect, verify, and investigate the asset details of high-ranking officials and employees who held public office from 2058 to the fiscal year 2061-062. Former Chief Justice of the Appellate Court Purushottam Parajuli, former Justice of the High Court Chandiraj Dhakal, former DIG Ganesh KC, and Chartered Accountant Prakash Lamsal are members of the commission. The commission has been given 1 year's time.