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The Remake of a Statethe government. Rather it is a civic unit to maintain peace, security, lawand order. So it should be strengthened not in terms of weapons, but interms of investigation system. Interviewed, Superintendent of Police (SP)Milan Basnet fingered the problems on management of human resourcein police force for the prevailing insecurity in Kathmandu. He also opinedthat the existing number of human resource has to be engaged in riots,strikes and other trivial security measures. 24 Hence, they overshadow themicro issues of peace and security at large.Corruption and malpractices during the supply of medicines and rationsto police are frequent. Resisting the wrong and illegitimate order of seniorofficers becomes always a fire-test. In contrary, such issues remainedunheeded for a long run. It had to come out in a volcanic way, and it did.Police revolt in Nepalgunj followed by some other disputes (see Box 11.2for more details) is the crystal exemplification of such inner conflict withinpolice bureau.Box 11.2 Some cases of revolt in Nepal Police• June 18, 2008, ParbatInfuriated APF juniors beat up the Battalion Chief, Govinda Chhetri, and six othersenior officials in Chandika Batallion.• June 21, 2008, BankeAbout 300 disgruntled Armed Police Force (APF) of Bageshwori barracks atShamshergunj rebelled against bad-food, misbehavior and discrimination,beating battalion chief Harishankar Budhathoki and keeping over a dozen officerscaptive.• July 12, 2008, NepalgunjAgainst the low quality food, unchecked ill-treatment and discrimination byseniors, about 500 Nepal Police persons seized the Riot Control Battalion and theMid-western Regional Company.• July 16, 2008, GorkhaThe Probe Committee of the Regional Police Office in Pokhara recommendeddisciplinary action against 20 Nepal Police personnel of the District Police Office(DPO), Gorkha.Source: Compiled from various magazines and newspapersPolice should have great visions and perspectives with the blueprint for thesecurity of even after fifty years (Shah 2008b). The degree of corruptionand mishandling of power are still unchecked. Financial progress of24Personal communication of one ofthe authors on 25th February, 2009.229