Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Bishwo Adhikari has been recommended for promotion to the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG).

The Promotion Recommendation Committee endorsed Adhikari for the upgrade. He had been excluded in the previous round of promotions, during which five SSPs were elevated to DIG despite Adhikari being at the top of the merit list.

Adhikari was the chief of Kathmandu District Police Range during the GenZ protests on Sept 8 and 9.

He was later transferred, and SSP Ramesh Thapa was appointed in his place. Meanwhile, Technical SSP Ram Kumar Chaudhary has also been recommended for promotion to technical DIG.

The committee put forward his name on Monday.

Chaudhary is currently working in the Physical Infrastructure Division of the Administration Department at the Nepal Police Headquarters in Naxal. He serves under the engineering subgroup within the technical category.