Kathmadnu, April 27 -- Additional Inspector General of the Armed Police Force Narayan Dutta Poudel has been promoted to Inspector General. A Cabinet meeting on Monday promoted Poudel, who currently heads the Administration and Human Resource Department, to the top post.

Poudel becomes the 13th Inspector General of the Armed Police Force and is scheduled to assume office on May 1. Inspector General Raju Aryal is set to retire compulsorily on the same day after completing his four-year tenure. Poudel is from the same batch as Aryal. He joined Nepal Police as an inspector in 1998 and was transferred to the Armed Police Force in 2001 after its formation.

Another Additional Inspector General, Banshi Raj Dahal, was also in the race for the to...