Armed Police Force (Nepal)
| Armed Police Force | |
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| Abbreviation | APF |
Logo of the Armed Police Force
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| Motto | Peace, Security and Dedication |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 2001 |
| Legal personality | Non government: Armed Police Forces |
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| Federal agency | Ne |
| Governing body | Ministry of Home Affairs (Nepal) |
| Constituting instrument | Armed Police Force Act, 2001 |
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| Headquarters | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Minister responsible | Bimalendra Nidhi, Home Minister |
| Agency executive | Singha Bahadur Shrestha, Inspector General, APF |
| Child agency | APF Club |
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The Armed Police Force of Nepal is a paramilitary Land warfare force tasked with counter-insurgency operations in Nepal. It functions as a semi-military wing, and occupies a sort of dual role as both military and law enforcement. Service is voluntary and the minimum age for enlistment is 18 years. Initially founded with a roster of 15,000 police and military personnel, the Armed Police Force is projected to have a corps of 40,000 at the close of 2015.
In February 1996, the ideologically Maoist Communist Party of Nepal operating as the United People's Front of Nepal initiated what was then dubbed the "People's War". Ensuing armed resistance and criminal activity escalating from the conflict motivated King Gyanendra to consider amassing an independent police force. Subsequently, the Armed Police Force was founded on the 24th of October 2001. Late Krishna Mohan Shrestha of the Nepal Police (then serving as Additional Inspector General of Police) was its first Chief.
The current command and control organization of Nepal's army is outlined along the protocol of the 1990 Constitution and its interim constitution. Its standing Inspector General is the Chief of Armed Police Forces, equivalent in rank to a three star Lieutenant General of the Nepal Army.
The fundamental ethos of the Armed Police Force (APF) is Peace, Security, Commitment.
The Armed Police Force is a paramilitary force organized as combat brigades. Each combat brigade is responsible for one of the five regions and Kathmandu Valley in the country. APF for its origin and given mandated tasks is a dynamic organization in a sense that multi facet jobs resembling to military and police are embodied into one.
A combat brigade is commanded by a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and comprises infantry battalions and independent infantry companies. Depending upon the geographical region of the country each combat brigade may have two to three infantry battalions and up to four or more independent infantry companies.
Senior Superintendents are the regional level commanders for training colleges located at five regions with status of principal.
An infantry battalion commanded by a Superintendent (SP) comprises rifle companies, support company and an administrative company. Deputy Superintendents (DSP) command the companies and the Inspectors command platoons. Sub Inspectors are the platoon second in command. A platoon consists of three sections and a Senior Head Constable (SHC) commands each section.
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