Home Minister Kamal Thapa (File Photo)
Home Minister Kamal Thapa (File Photo)
Following the rise in Maoist attacks in the different police posts of the Kathmandu valley, the Home Ministry has urged citizens of Kathmandu Valley not to leave their homes after midnight till 4.00 in the morning.
As the ministry has deployed security personnel on the city streets for strict checking and search, it could affect the civilians, the ministry said in a notice on Sunday evening.
“People are prohibited from coming out of their homes in the night and walking in public places unless it is very important,” the notice said. But it is not clarified what constitutes ‘very important’.
The Himalayan Times daily quoted spokesperson to Home Ministry, Gopendra Pandey, as saying that the ban was announced to assist the security process, adding that it is not a curfew. He added that the order will remain active “till the security situation improves”.
The ministry had called people to go to public places only with their identity cards previously. The home ministry also said that all the policemen missing after the attack have come in contact.
Maoists on Saturday evening raided a security check post in Thankot killing 11 policeman and also attaked Dadhikot Area Police Office, Bhaktapur.
Minister of Home Affairs, Kamal Thapa, Additional Inspector General (AIG), Dr Govinda Prasad Thapa, Rajendra Bahadur Singh and Valley Deputy Inspector General, Krishna Bahadur Basnet inspected the spot on Sunay.