KATHMANDU, March 25 -- Kunwar was appointed as the new head of the Nepal Police from among newly-promoted AIGs as AIGs Sahakul Bahadur Thapa, Uttam Subedi and Dibesh Lohani also retired from the service on Friday along with IGP Singh.

The newly-appointed Inspector General (IG) of Nepal Police Basanta Bahadur Kunwar has pledged to bring reforms within the organization.

Talking to Republica shortly after his appointment as new head of Nepal Police, Kunwar promised to take effective initiatives to improve the conduct and behavior of police personnel and purify the organization. "I will work internally to revitalize the police force. I will continue the good work done by former heads of the organization," he said.

Kunwar also said that he ...