Koshi Province Chief Minister Highlights Police Role in Governance

Biratnagar. Koshi Province Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki has stated that the police organization is the first government of the Nepali people. Inaugurating the Koshi Province-level 'Crime Investigation Review' seminar organized here today by the Nepal Police Headquarters Crime Investigation Department and Koshi Province Police Office, he expressed the view that the organization should be responsible for the questions and queries raised about the police organization.

Chief Minister Karki expressed the view that the idea and tendency to control the police organization at a time when it should be strengthened will have a serious impact on crime investigation, and the state should fulfill the shortcomings in resources and management to make the organization timely.

He stated that the government should prioritize the policies and laws of the police and expressed commitment that the provincial government will provide as much support as possible in the construction of a laboratory for 'DNA' testing and in the 'digital' system.

Chief Minister Karki expressed the view that the police organization is honestly fulfilling its responsibilities in crime investigation under good governance and establishing peace and security in society, and suggested that the police should ensure no errors in investigation and work within the purview of the law.

Koshi Province Police Office Chief Binod Ghimire expressed confidence that the seminar will be fruitful in eliminating the errors and shortcomings seen in crime investigation. Chief District Officer of Morang, Yuvraj Kattel, expressed the view that victims of crime get justice only through successful police investigation, so seriousness is needed in this regard.

Chief of the Crime Investigation Department of Police Headquarters, Additional Inspector General of Police Sushil Singh Rathour, informed that although science, information technology, and communication have made human life easier, complexity and challenges have increased in crime investigation.

He discussed the need for capacity development along with investigation based on evidence and expressed confidence that the conclusions from the seminar will help in crime investigation. Senior Superintendent of Police of the Investigation Department, Mukund Marasini, said that the public will trust the state only if they feel good governance.

Judge of the District Court Morang, Durgabahadur Bhusal, expressed the view that justice is always within the scope of investigation, so the police must be serious in their investigations. He said that criminals also use science and technology, which poses further challenges in investigation, and emphasized that the police organization should cooperate with inter-agency bodies and maintain harmonious relations to make the investigation qualitative.

Police Superintendents and investigation officers from all districts of Koshi Province participated in the one-day seminar.