Police Day: PM announces plan to turn Police Hospital into medical college, mechanism against financial crime

Prime Minister Balendra Shah has said the government plans to develop the Nepal Police Hospital into a medical college.

In a message of greetings issued on Friday on the occasion of the 71st Police Day, he said the plan was designed with the health services of police personnel, their dependent families and the general public in mind. Inspector General of Police Dan Bahadur Karki read out the message at a ceremony held at Police Headquarters in Naxal, Kathmandu.

According to the Prime Minister, to control rising financial and cyber crime, the police are being brought together with Nepal Rastra Bank, internet and telecom service providers, and digital wallets under one platform. The goal is to address public complaints more effectively.

The message also mentioned preparations to set up an AI and aerial security and support unit and an integrated anti-scam center.

The Prime Minister said the government has prioritized policy guidance, legal facilitation, modern training and infrastructure for the police.

At the ceremony, Inspector General Karki said plans were underway to form an AI and advanced analytics cell and a drone and anti-drone unit under aerial security. He said these structures would strengthen the police's capacity for crime investigation and to counter new types of crime.