IGP Karki calls PCC meeting, police chiefs of all seven provinces summoned to Kathmandu

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Danbahadur Karki has called a meeting of the police's Policy Coordination Committee (PCC). The PCC meeting, led by IGP Karki, is being held at Police Headquarters.

According to Nepal Press, Police Headquarters has summoned the chief DIGs of all seven provinces, along with the AIG heading the Valley Police Office, to Kathmandu. The outlet reported that the meeting has been called at a time when there is talk of the government removing the police chief and some senior officials from their posts.

A senior police source told Onlinekhabar about the meeting being called. Police Headquarters has not officially made public the agenda of the meeting.

The PCC is a high-level mechanism that coordinates policy matters within the police organization. Nepal Press reported that the meeting was still ongoing.