49 complaints against Armed Police Force in three months

Kathmandu, August 1

The Complaint Hearing Section of Armed Police Force Headquarters says members of the public have filed as many as 49 complaints against the Force in past three months.

Six of the complaints are about financial irregularities, five about gender-based and domestic violence, five about activities against good conduct, five about transfer and promotion, five about United Nations peacekeeping missions, two about financial irregularities and 17 about miscellaneous issues.

DIG Baburam Pandey says 46 of the complaints have already been addressed.

“The rest three complaints will be addressed at the earliest by assigning focal persons for individual cases.

Of the complaints, five were filed via email and Facebook whereas 18 were registered via telephone.

Likewise, the Force is effectively addressing complaints filed against the force via Hello Sarkar, according to Pandey.