This article is about the Nepalese paramilitary police force. For other law enforcement agencies named "armed police", see Armed Police (disambiguation).
The Armed Police Force, Nepal is a paramilitaryland force tasked with counter-insurgency operations in Nepal. It functions as a semi-military wing, and occupies a sort of dual role as both military and law enforcement. Service is voluntary and the minimum age for enlistment is 18 years. Initially founded with a roster of 15,000 police and military personnel, the Armed Police Force is projected to have a corps of 77,117 at the close of 2015.
The armed police force of Nepal doing morning training at Halchowk, Swoyambhu, Nepal.
An Armed Police Force of Nepal personnel in Kathmandu
In February 1996, the ideologically Maoist Communist Party of Nepal operating as the United People's Front of Nepal initiated what was then dubbed the "People's War". Ensuing armed resistance and criminal activity escalating from the conflict motivated King Gyanendra to consider amassing an independent police force. Subsequently, the Armed Police Force was founded on 24 October 2001. Late Krishna Mohan Shrestha of the Nepal Police (then serving as Additional Inspector General of Police) was its first Chief.
The current command and control organization of Nepal's army is outlined along the protocol of the 1990 Constitution and its interim constitution. Its standing Inspector General is the Chief of Armed Police Forces, equivalent in rank to a three star Lieutenant General of the Nepal Army.
The fundamental ethos of the Armed Police Force (APF) is Peace, Security, Commitment.[citation needed]
The Armed Police Force, Nepal was founded in 2001 to help Nepal's army and civil police force counter a growing Maoist insurgency in Nepal. It was fundamentally a paramilitary organization and mostly engaged in counterinsurgency operations. In August 2003, five constables of the Armed Police Force were killed in a military operation in the Ramechapp District of Nepal which killed 39 Maoist rebels.[1] In January 2003, the head of the Armed Police Force Inspector General Krishna Mohan Shrestha was shot and killed by Maoist insurgents while taking his morning walk, alongside his bodyguard and wife who were also killed.[2]
In November 2001, the Nepalese armed forces began military operations against the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). And Armed Police Force was involved in this operations with the birth of its organization along with Nepal Army.
Allegations of war crimes and human rights abuses have been leveled by the media against members of the Armed Police Force. However, this is generally considered very small compared to the atrocities committed by the then Maoist insurgents. Truth and Reconciliation Commission(Nepal) under political pressure of the governing party has failed to take actions against the humans rights abusers on either sides.
Roles of Armed Police Force, Nepal
To control any ongoing or would be armed conflict within the country,
To control any ongoing or would be armed rebellion or separatist activities within the country,
To control any ongoing or would be terrorist activities within the country,
To control any ongoing or would be riot within the country,
To assist in rendering relief to natural calamity or epidemic victims,
To rescue any citizen or else from hostage captivity or in the event of occurrence of heinous and serious crimes or unrest of grave nature or of anticipation,
To guard border of the country,
To assist under the Nepalese Army in condition of external invasion,
To protect public vital installations, infrastructures and other facilities assigned by the Government of Nepal,
To protect the personalities and public vital installations, institutes and other facilities considered to be given protection by the Government of Nepal,
To perform tasks assigned as per this act and under its regulations or in accordance to other prevalent laws,
To perform other tasks assigned from time to time by the Government of Nepal.
To mobilize in customs, revenue and industrial security.
International peacekeeping missions
Armed Police Force contributes its soldiers in peacekeeping efforts under the coveted blue flag of the United Nations for global peace and security as a whole.
Since October 2002, Armed Police Force, Nepal has made contributions to various UN Peace Keeping Missions like UNGCI (Iraq), UNMIK (Kosovo), UNMIL (Liberia), UNAMSIL (Sierra Leone), MINUSTAH (Haiti), UNMIS & UNMISS (Sudan), UNAMID (Darfur), UNSOM (Somalia), UNMIT (East Timore) & UNFICYP (Cyprus) as a UN Police advisers, instructors, monitors and contingent.
6582 APF Personnel had already participated as a member of FPU contingent and 785 personnel have served as an Individual Police Officer (IPOs) until August 2018 in the United Nations Peace Keeping Missions.
Official website of the Armed Police Force of Nepal
March 04, 2023
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This article is about the Nepalese paramilitary police force For other law enforcement agencies named armed police see Armed Police disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Armed Police Force news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Armed Police Force Nepal is a paramilitary land force tasked with counter insurgency operations in Nepal It functions as a semi military wing and occupies a sort of dual role as both military and law enforcement Service is voluntary and the minimum age for enlistment is 18 years Initially founded with a roster of 15 000 police and military personnel the Armed Police Force is projected to have a corps of 77 117 at the close of 2015 Armed Police Force NepalEmblem of the Armed Police ForceAbbreviationAPF NepalMottoPEACE SECURITY COMMITMENTAgency overviewFormed2001Jurisdictional structureFederal agencyNepalOperations jurisdictionNepalGoverning bodyMinistry of Home Affairs Nepal Constituting instrumentArmed Police Force Act 2001General natureFederal law enforcementSpecialist jurisdictionsParamilitary law enforcement counter insurgency and riot control National border patrol security and integrity Operational structureHeadquartersKathmandu NepalMinister responsibleRabi Lamichhane Home MinisterAgency executiveRaju Aryal Inspector General APFChild agencyAPF ClubWebsitewww wbr apf wbr gov wbr npThe armed police force of Nepal doing morning training at Halchowk Swoyambhu Nepal An Armed Police Force of Nepal personnel in Kathmandu In February 1996 the ideologically Maoist Communist Party of Nepal operating as the United People s Front of Nepal initiated what was then dubbed the People s War Ensuing armed resistance and criminal activity escalating from the conflict motivated King Gyanendra to consider amassing an independent police force Subsequently the Armed Police Force was founded on 24 October 2001 Late Krishna Mohan Shrestha of the Nepal Police then serving as Additional Inspector General of Police was its first Chief The current command and control organization of Nepal s army is outlined along the protocol of the 1990 Constitution and its interim constitution Its standing Inspector General is the Chief of Armed Police Forces equivalent in rank to a three star Lieutenant General of the Nepal Army The fundamental ethos of the Armed Police Force APF is Peace Security Commitment citation needed Contents 1 History 2 Weaponry 3 Current department and commander 4 Operations 5 Roles of Armed Police Force Nepal 6 International peacekeeping missions 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditThe Armed Police Force Nepal was founded in 2001 to help Nepal s army and civil police force counter a growing Maoist insurgency in Nepal It was fundamentally a paramilitary organization and mostly engaged in counterinsurgency operations In August 2003 five constables of the Armed Police Force were killed in a military operation in the Ramechapp District of Nepal which killed 39 Maoist rebels 1 In January 2003 the head of the Armed Police Force Inspector General Krishna Mohan Shrestha was shot and killed by Maoist insurgents while taking his morning walk alongside his bodyguard and wife who were also killed 2 Weaponry Edit Belgium FN FAL 3 4 Belgium United Kingdom Australia Canada L1A1 5 United States of America M16 6 7 Current department and commander EditS N Department Commander1 Border Security Department AIG Banshi Raj Dahal2 Operation Department AIG Chandra Prakash Gautam3 Human Resource Department AIG Narayan Dutta PaudelOperations EditMain article Nepalese Civil War In November 2001 the Nepalese armed forces began military operations against the Communist Party of Nepal Maoist And Armed Police Force was involved in this operations with the birth of its organization along with Nepal Army Allegations of war crimes and human rights abuses have been leveled by the media against members of the Armed Police Force However this is generally considered very small compared to the atrocities committed by the then Maoist insurgents Truth and Reconciliation Commission Nepal under political pressure of the governing party has failed to take actions against the humans rights abusers on either sides Roles of Armed Police Force Nepal EditTo control any ongoing or would be armed conflict within the country To control any ongoing or would be armed rebellion or separatist activities within the country To control any ongoing or would be terrorist activities within the country To control any ongoing or would be riot within the country To assist in rendering relief to natural calamity or epidemic victims To rescue any citizen or else from hostage captivity or in the event of occurrence of heinous and serious crimes or unrest of grave nature or of anticipation To guard border of the country To assist under the Nepalese Army in condition of external invasion To protect public vital installations infrastructures and other facilities assigned by the Government of Nepal To protect the personalities and public vital installations institutes and other facilities considered to be given protection by the Government of Nepal To perform tasks assigned as per this act and under its regulations or in accordance to other prevalent laws To perform other tasks assigned from time to time by the Government of Nepal To mobilize in customs revenue and industrial security International peacekeeping missions EditArmed Police Force contributes its soldiers in peacekeeping efforts under the coveted blue flag of the United Nations for global peace and security as a whole Since October 2002 Armed Police Force Nepal has made contributions to various UN Peace Keeping Missions like UNGCI Iraq UNMIK Kosovo UNMIL Liberia UNAMSIL Sierra Leone MINUSTAH Haiti UNMIS amp UNMISS Sudan UNAMID Darfur UNSOM Somalia UNMIT East Timore amp UNFICYP Cyprus as a UN Police advisers instructors monitors and contingent 6582 APF Personnel had already participated as a member of FPU contingent and 785 personnel have served as an Individual Police Officer IPOs until August 2018 in the United Nations Peace Keeping Missions See also EditNepal Armed Police Force School APF Club National Investigation Department of Nepal Nepal Army Nepal Police Nepalese Armed ForcesReferences Edit Nepal Maoist Rebels Worldpress org worldpress org Retrieved 16 September 2022 France Presse Agence 26 January 2003 Nepal s Police Chief Killed The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 16 September 2022 http news bbc co uk media images 36455000 jpg 36455819 policeap300 jpg bare URL image file Archived copy Archived from the original on 13 March 2017 Retrieved 8 January 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link http image ohmynews com down images 1 todd 269203 1 permanent dead link 409796 jpg http media gettyimages com photos nepals armed police forces march during the 9th republic day parade picture id534801158 bare URL image file http www nepaldispatch com wp content uploads 2013 05 armed police force nepal jpg bare URL image file External links EditBackground Note Nepal Nepal Official website of the Nepal Army Official website of the Armed Police Force of Nepal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Armed Police Force amp oldid 1137801227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
