INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
DHANGADI, OCTOBER 2Following the probe committee's recommendation for action on the
charge of sexually harassing a female assistant head constable, Nepal Police's Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Yog Bahadur Pal has
submitted his resignation.
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SSP pal put in his papers after the Police Headquarters forwarded the action in line with the probe committee's
recommendation.His resignation has been forwarded for approval to the Ministry of Home Affairs
According to a source, the SSP's resignation will be approved by lifting his suspension.
However, he has got immunity from
the case of sexual harassment
The sexual harassment occurred in June when the SSP, who was serving as chief of the Far-Western Province Police Office, proposed to the
female head constable that they spend Friday together saying that he liked her.After the female head constable filed a complaint, the
On the same day, he was relieved of his responsibilities
Following a preliminary investigation, the Ministry of Home Affairs had suspended the SSP.Later, under the leadership of DIG Surendra
Mainali, a high-level committee was formed to conduct an on-site investigation
After an in-depth and detailed investigation and discussion with various parties and stakeholders, it was confirmed that SSP Pal had
sexually harassed the female constable.The committee has recommended a five-grade demotion
As the police headquarters got ready to demote him, SSP Pal chose to resign.The investigation found that SSP Pal was previously involved in
similar sexual harassment incidents within the police organisation as well.A version of this article appears in the print on October 3,
2023, of The Himalayan Times
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