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The post-conflict Trojan horseNarayan Shah, was found <strong>to</strong> have arranged police <strong>to</strong> control the possible<strong>in</strong>surgency. Rana Prime M<strong>in</strong>ister Chandra Shumsher is reported <strong>to</strong> haveformed Am<strong>in</strong>ee Police circa 1898 AD. It seems that he had managed <strong>to</strong> dothis after the impression he got dur<strong>in</strong>g his trip <strong>to</strong> Brita<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> the 1890s. 12Police <strong>in</strong> <strong>Nepal</strong> was established <strong>in</strong> Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 1955 with the aid of BritishGovernment that time. Now, it has its ‘glorious’ (Shrestha 2007) his<strong>to</strong>ry ofmore than five decades. This police bureau <strong>in</strong> <strong>Nepal</strong> basically functions onthe basis of Police Act-1955 and some other succeed<strong>in</strong>g Acts and Rules.The Act of 1955 has fundamentally made the bureau responsible for crime<strong>in</strong>vestigation and control, traffic management as well as civil security.Besides, the organisation is actively <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> build<strong>in</strong>g public relation,police welfare and service <strong>to</strong> the social sec<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>to</strong>o.5.1 Metropolitan PoliceCollectively, there are 8,217 policepersons and around four million people<strong>in</strong>side the capital (Dhungana 2009). This population is projected <strong>to</strong> be<strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g every year. To meet their security needs is not only a seriousbut also a sensitive job <strong>to</strong> fulfill. As the security issues turn <strong>in</strong><strong>to</strong> a complexone <strong>in</strong> loom<strong>in</strong>g large urban areas, many countries form specific forces <strong>to</strong>ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> peace and security. <strong>Nepal</strong> Police has also gone after the samepractice from around the globe. Analys<strong>in</strong>g the grow<strong>in</strong>g pattern of crimesand the <strong>in</strong>creased need of security, it had formed the MPB <strong>in</strong> 2006. 13The MPB is now equipped with 24/7 alert Control Room Vehicles (CRVs)throughout the valley. There are Close Circuit Televisions (CCTVs) <strong>in</strong>stalledat different places around the valley. All these help the police promptlyreach the accident spots and arrest the crim<strong>in</strong>als (Simkhada 2007). Inaddition, the bureau is outfitted with 70 Tata mobile vehicles from 15March 2007. The bureau claims that crim<strong>in</strong>al activities <strong>in</strong>side the valleyare decreas<strong>in</strong>g due <strong>to</strong> this. Among the 70, 40 vehicles are employed <strong>in</strong>Kathmandu, 10 <strong>in</strong> Bhaktapur, 10 <strong>in</strong> Lalitpur and 10 for traffic policepurpose <strong>in</strong> the valley. Besides, Geographic Information System (GIS) andGlobal Position<strong>in</strong>g System (GPS) are also the technical strength for security<strong>in</strong>vestigation for <strong>Nepal</strong> Police at present. With all these might, MPBcommenced with a fasc<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g slogan of ‘Police with<strong>in</strong> Ten M<strong>in</strong>utes’.12The <strong>in</strong>formation was ga<strong>in</strong>ed via gray literature on <strong>Nepal</strong> Police. They do not have specific time andauthors <strong>to</strong> be cited.13Retrieved via www.nepalpolice.gov.np on 22 March, 2010.218

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