Kathmandu, Oct. 9 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs has received an investigation report on suspended Armed Police Force Additional Inspector General Banshiraj Dahal.

Anjani Kumar Pokharel, another additional inspector general, who led the investigation, handed the report to the ministry on Thursday.

The report concludes that Dahal engaged in conduct inconsistent with the standards expected of an officer and recommends disciplinary action under the Armed Police Force Regulations, 2015. Rule 110 of the regulations outlines the available penalties, divided into ordinary and special categories.

Special penalties include removal from service without disqualifying the officer from future government employment, and dismissal that bars the offi...