The Nepal Weekly 
November 4, 2025During a meeting involving chiefs of Nepalese security agencies held at the Nepal Army headquarters on Sunday the current security situation of the country, the future security strategy and election security were mainly discussed.
At the meeting the security chiefs also expressed concern over the possible misuse of stolen weapons from Nepal Police ahead of the March 5 general elections. However, a senior army official, who was also present during the meeting said that as most of the looted arms were already returned, it would not pose a major threat for conducting the forthcoming Parliamentary election.
The meeting convened for a security review and election preparedness hosted by Nepal Army Chief Gen. Ashok Raj Sigdel was attended by Inspector General of Nepal Police Chandra Kuber Khapung, Inspector General Raju Aryal of Armed Police Force, and National Investigation Department Chief Tekendra Karki. The discussions mainly focused on the current security situation and election preparation strategies.
In recent weeks, Nepal Army, Nepal Police, and Armed Police Force personnel have launched joint patrols nationwide to normalise security situation across the country, security sources said. The situation has been tense since the September unrest, which also lowered morale of security personnel. Hundreds of police posts were burnt and around 1200 firearms were looted from Nepal Police on the second day of the agitation, on September 9.
The security agencies have agreed to establish election security command posts and coordinate deployments, with a follow-up review planned for the next meeting. The security agencies have been holding discussions and forging coordination and collaboration from time to time as per Nepal Government’s instructions ahead of the forthcoming general election, said the official. Ensuring a free and fair election by maintaining law and order across the country remains a major challenge for the caretaker government headed by Sushila Karki.
