Kathmandu, Nov. 5 -- Former Nepal Police chief Dan Bahadur Karki has moved the Supreme Court to challenge the government's decision to remove him as Inspector General of Police (IGP).

Advocate Tika Bahadur Kunwar, representing Karki, approached the Supreme Court with a writ petition. "We have reached the court with the writ petition. Other procedures are underway," Kunwar said.

On Wednesday, the government removed Karki as IGP and appointed him the prime minister's special security adviser. Additional Inspector General Manoj Kumar KC has since been appointed as the new police chief and has already assumed office.

Karki has opted to legally challenge the decision to relieve him of his responsibilities as police chief.

The move has revi...