Armed Police Investigate Staff for Smuggling Collusion

Kathmandu. Armed police are investigating employees working in the border areas of Kakadvitta, Sunsari, and Morang districts in the east on suspicion of being in collusion with smugglers. Three employees from the area were summoned to headquarters on Asar 10 for investigation. Now, 8 more have been brought to headquarters for investigation.

Two DSPs are also under investigation. DSP Shamsher Karki, working at the border security battalion in Sunsari, and DSP Loknath Upreti, who was previously stationed in Kakadvitta, Jhapa, and is now working in Ilam, have been summoned to the Armed Police Headquarters in Balambu for investigation.

The Armed Police Law Directorate is investigating a total of 11 people, including Armed Police Inspectors and other ranks. An high-ranking official of the Armed Police informed that an initial investigation has revealed a 'connection' between Shamsher Karki, who commanded four units in the eastern region, and smugglers.

The spokesperson of the Armed Police (DIG) Netra Bahadur Karki said that some employees who acted against the organization's policy and were found to have errors during monitoring are being investigated at headquarters. He said, 'The Law Directorate is investigating 9-10 employees.'

During monitoring from headquarters, it was found that armed police security personnel deployed at the border were supporting smugglers in collusion with customs employees. A high-ranking official of the Armed Police said, 'If someone is found to have brought goods worth 1 lakh from India, it has been found that only goods worth 5 thousand are being receipted at customs through collusion.'

Inspector Narendra Chand of the Border Out Post (BOP) Laukahi in Sunsari, Hawaldars Hari Magar and Keshav Gurung working at Number-38 Reserve Battalion, Hawaldar Bishwas Rajwanshi working at Battalion Number-2 Jhapa, and ASI Ganesh Khadka working at the Eastern Regional Hospital Sunsari have been summoned to headquarters for investigation. Jawan Paras Yadav, working at Number-4 Battalion Sunsari, has also been summoned to headquarters.