Government buying arms worth Rs 840 million
The cabinet has given approval to the police to buy weapons.
KATHMANDU: The government is preparing to purchase weapons and crowd control equipment from the Nepal Police by the end of the fiscal year. At a time when the country’s economy is weak, the police are preparing to buy deadly weapons that are not needed immediately.
The cabinet has given approval to the police to buy weapons. The process of opening the LC will start in a few days ‘, the source said, adding,’ Weapons worth Rs 1.35 billion have been proposed. In the first phase, it is planned to bring weapons worth Rs 840 million. In the second phase, Rs 51 crores have been allocated for the purchase of arms.
According to police headquarters sources, the party is preparing to purchase a 9mm pistol and a shotgun. “The issue of buying these weapons has come up through the syndicate. It seems that the one who is going to bring arms has allocated the budget from the Ministry of Finance. It is understood that the same person is doing such thing, ‘said a source at the police headquarters.
-Nagarik Dainik
