The government has removed a dozen police posts from different parts of the Kathmandu valley citing security reasons, reports said.

It has been said that these police posts have been moved to the ward police office and area police office because of the possible Maoist attack in such police offices.

Three weeks after the Maoists attacked the security check post in Thankot and killed 11 security men including a police inspector, the police headquarters has been gradually removing temporary police posts and some permanent police posts, Nepal Samacharpatra daily reported.

According to the police headquarters, some police posts have been removed which were considered sensitive in terms of security. It was also informed that the policemen who were stationed in the temporary posts were sent to other places at night due to security reasons.

As it has been reported that armed Maoists have entered the Valley, the security of the valley has been tightened and security checks are being conducted in various places.