The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Nepal Police to release Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Nawaraj Silwal.

Responding to a writ filed by lawyer Purna Prasad Rajbansi, a single bench of Chief Justice Sushila Karki issued the order this afternoon.

Rajbansi in the writ had claimed that DIG Silwal was apprehended and kept in the custody illegally.

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A police team deployed from the Nepal Police headquarters on Monday morning took DIG Silwal in custody for investigation into the case in which he was accused of forging performance evaluation form.