Nepal Police

Nepal Police is the main and national law enforcement organization in Nepal. Its major duties are to uphold law and order, prevent crime, and carry out criminal investigations within the boundaries set by the Nepalese Constitution. Nepal Police also performs a wide range of ceremonial functions, including VIP protection, security of important infrastructure, traffic management, secret services, intelligence gathering, riot control, disaster management, hostage rescue, and several other roles.^[1]

Nepal Police नेपाल प्रहरी
Motto	सत्य सेवा सुरक्षणम् Truth, Service & Security
Agency overview
Formed	1955 AD (2012 B.S.)
Superseding agency	Ram Dal (राम दल)
Employees	79554
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Nepal
Legal jurisdiction	Nepal
Primary governing body	Government of Nepal
Secondary governing body	Ministry of Home Affairs
Constituting instrument	Police Act 2012
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Naxal, Kathmandu
Agency executive	Deepak Thapa, Inspector General of Police (IGP)
Child agency	Nepal Police Club
Notables
Anniversary	Nepal Police Day- 23rd of Asoj
Website
www.nepalpolice.gov.np

Nepal police on duty at Fulpati 2013 at Kathmandu Durbar Square at Kathmandu

Traffic Police in Kathmandu is challenging for the officers due to high pollution in the city.