Interpol’s National Central Bureau (NCB) of Singapore urged Nepal to investigate the presence of ISIS members and extremists within the Nepal Police Force.

Interpol’s Bureau in Singapore requested details about three Nepali suspects whose financial transactions are related to the ISIS extremist organization.

Interpol’s National Central Bureau (NCB) of Singapore sent an email to the NCB in Kathmandu, headquarters of the Nepal Police.

When we received the information from Interpol’s Singapore office, we quickly conducted an internal investigation. An investigation is underway on this matter, as stated by DSP Dan Bahadur Karki of the Nepal Police Force.

Interpol requested the details of suspects Mahendra Jung Shah, Dipendra Shah, and former DSP Hem Bahadur Shahi through a letter, as they are involved in financial transactions with ISIS.

Mahendra Jung Shah is the former president of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) Malaysia.

Mahendra Jung Shah has been living in Dubai and Malaysia for a long time.

ISIS, originally known as al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), was an affiliate of al-Qaeda but became independent from it. In 2013, it rebranded itself as ISIS and later simply as the Islamic State (IS). The two groups eventually had a falling out over differences in strategy and leadership.

DIG Karki mentioned that we have provided all the details of the three suspects.