The government has suspended chief secretary Lok Man Singh Karki from his post.
The decision was taken after recommendation from the high-level judicial probe commission headed by former Supreme Court Justice Krishna Jung Rayamajhi.
Karki, one of the most vocal advocates of the erstwhile royal regime, was involved in threatening to take action against civil servants supporting the people’s movement. He had given directives to civil servants to actively assist in the municipal polls held in early February this year. The new government has already dissolved the local bodies including the municipalities.
Karki was on leave for some days. He had entered the civil service through direct order by then King Birendra.
Inspector General or Nepal Police, Shaym Bhakta Thapa, Inspector General of APF, Shahabir Thapa, and head of NID, Devi Ram Sharma, and six other senior officials of the three security agencies have been suspended for suppressing the people’s movement.