Kathmandu, Oct. 30 -- Nepal Police chief Dan Bahadur Karki convened an emergency and unusually lengthy meeting of senior officers on Thursday, amid rumours that the government was preparing to remove him from office.

The policy coordination committee meeting at the police headquarters in Naxal, Kathmandu, ran from 2pm to 7pm. It brought together senior superintendents of police, deputy inspectors general and officials of higher ranks serving in the Capital. Officials said the meeting lasted longer than previous policy coordination sessions as participants raised questions and offered their views.

Deputy Inspector General Abi Narayan Kafle, the central police spokesperson, said officers discussed the current law and order situation, cont...