Kathmandu, March 20 -- Amid tensions between scrap dealers and the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) police, a discussion titled "Safer Kathmandu Valley: Our role, responsibility, and challenges" was held last week with Additional Inspector General of Police Tek Bahadur Tamang, chief of the Kathmandu Valley Police Office, Ranipokhari.

The programme, organised to enhance crime control, improve the use of specialised technology, and strengthen evidence-based investigations, saw the participation of various stakeholders including representatives from the Scrap Business Association Nepal.

In the event, Ram Kewal Gupta, president of the Association, submitted a letter explaining the concerns of scrap business vendors and urged the authoritie...