Home Minister Gurung Announces Reopening of All Case Files

Kathmandu. Home Minister Gurung has announced that all crime and incident files that have occurred in the country will now be opened. He made this statement while publicizing four important and serious decisions from the Ministry of Home Affairs.

During his address, Home Minister Gurung announced decisions ranging from further investigation into the Narayanhiti Palace massacre to further strengthening the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the police.

The 4 important decisions announced by the Home Minister are as follows. 

1. Cases related to the Genji movement: A special task force will be formed to submit a report with recommendations on whether criminal prosecution cases related to the Genji movement can be withdrawn or not.

2. Further investigation into the Palace massacre: Further investigation will be carried out after studying the investigation reports related to the Narayanhiti Palace massacre that occurred on Jestha 19, 2058 BS.

3. Formation of SIVT to prevent information leakage: A Sensitive Information Vigilance Team (SIVT) will be formed in the security bodies to monitor and take action against sensitive information leakage from the Ministry of Home Affairs and security agencies.

4. Specialized group in CIB: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police will be further strengthened and made effective. While instructing to expedite the investigation files currently in process, a specialized group will be formed in the bureau according to the nature of the investigation to investigate serious cases including heinous crimes, financial crimes, and organized crimes.

'We will not tolerate media trials and character assassination'

Before announcing the decisions, Home Minister Gurung issued a strong warning against the tendency to assassinate the character of citizens and cause trouble in the name of media trials. He clarified that the Ministry of Home Affairs will take any attempt to assassinate the character of Nepali women and girls very seriously.

“No one should have to commit suicide in our country in the name of media trial, may such a tendency not exist in our society in the future,” he said, “If anyone tries to insult or assassinate the character of any Nepali citizen, the Ministry of Home Affairs will act with extreme sensitivity.”

He stated that he can tolerate any accusations or attacks against himself but cannot stand to see citizens being harassed. Emphasizing that criticism and accusations should be based on facts and not distorted, he said, “If you have to attack, attack me, no problem.”

Stating that the decisions made by the ministry are very serious, Minister Gurung said in the end, “Now every file will be opened.”