Kathmandu, July 28
Compared to the previous fiscal year, the number of cases registered with the police decreased in the fiscal year 2024/25.
According to data from the Nepal Police Headquarters, the rate of case registration declined by 1.23 percent compared to the fiscal year 2023/24.
Speaking at a press conference held at the Nepal Police Headquarters on Sunday, Spokesperson and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Binod Ghimire stated that the case registration rate dropped in the fiscal year 2024/25.
According to him, the number of cases registered across police offices nationwide in FY 2023/24 was 59,203. However, in FY 2024/25, this number declined to 58,472.
While the crime graph had been on the rise in previous years, it slightly decreased in the fiscal year 2024/25.
Previously, 46,902 cases were registered in FY 2021/22, and 56,323 in FY 2022/23.
Speaking during the press conference Ghimire also informed about the complaints there were filed against Nepal police. According to him, in one year, over 3,700 complaints were filed against various security personnel of Nepal Police.
As per the Nepal Police Headquarters, 3,753 complaints were filed in FY 2024/25.
Ghimire confirmed the complaints, stating that 81 percent of them have been addressed.
He added that around 700 complaints are still under investigation.
Ghimire explained that complaints are received through e-complaints, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), the Ministry of Home Affairs, toll-free numbers, the Inspector General’s Secretariat, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Hello Sarkar portal, the National Vigilance Centre, individuals themselves, and postal services.
Among them, the highest number, 1,906 complaints, were received via the Hello Sarkar platform, according to police data.
In a separate development within one year, more than 2,300 police personnel resigned from service.
In FY 2024/25, a total of 2,369 police personnel resigned. Most cited personal or family-related reasons, according to DIG Ghimire.
This year, cricketer Dipendra Singh Airee also resigned from the police force.
Among those who resigned, 19 were senior police officers (above the rank of Inspector), and 401 were junior officers (from Assistant Sub-Inspector to Senior Sub-Inspector).
According to the Nepal Police Headquarters, 1,949 personnel from other positions—ranging from office assistants to senior constables, also resigned.
There is a trend of higher resignation rates among lower-ranked police personnel, often citing fewer benefits and limited opportunities as reasons.
In the same period, 523 personnel retired mandatorily.
