KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 22

Nepal Police Deputy Inspector General Ashok Singh has put in his papers after it was revealed that he had forged his birth certificate.

Nepal Police Spokesperson DIG Poshraj Pokharel said Singh submitted his resignation to the police headquarters.

'His resignation has been sent to the home ministry. It is up to the ministry to accept or reject it.' Singh has cited household issues in his resignation.

Recently, a case was filed at the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority, accusing Singh of forging his date of birth while applying for Nepal Police.

The CIAA had sought necessary documents from the police headquarters and the Department of National Personnel Records to probe the case against Singh. As per Singh's citizenship, he was born on 5 June 1967, but according to police records, his date of birth is 30 December 1968.

Singh, one of the front-runners in the race for inspector general of Nepal Police, would have retired as senior superintendent of police had he used his real date of birth while joining Nepal Police. The compulsory retirement policy of Nepal Police does not allow an DIG to be above 55.

'It seems that Singh had tampered with the document from the very beginning when he entered the service. He would not have been able to apply for the job in the first place had he not decreased his age by one year,' a source said. Singh's date of birth in academic certificates of intermediate and bachelor's level also didn't match the certificate he submitted while joining Nepal Police.

He would not have been able to apply for Nepal Police had he not decreased his age

A version of this article appears in the print on February 23, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.