Kathmandu – The government has appointed Additional Inspector General (AIG) Dr. Manoj Kumar KC as the new chief of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police.

Dr. KC, who was serving as head of the Provincial Coordination Department at the Nepal Police Headquarters, was given the new responsibility following a Cabinet decision on Sunday, according to Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal.

The post had remained vacant after former CIB chief Chandra Kuber Khapung was promoted to Inspector General of Police (IGP), with the previous government making no decision on the replacement.

KC was an investigating officer in the Bhutanese refugee scam.