Nepalese Police Headquarters in the capital Kathmandu vowed this week to tackle the problem after complaints from the public that well-padded officers were unable to perform their duties. "When you are fat, you look lousy and it's obvious that perception of people towards you is not positive. They don't trust you," police spokesman Bigyan Raj Sharma said, adding annual tests would be introduced to monitor progress. "Officers who fail will be barred from promotion and transferred to less well-paying posts," Mr Sharma said. "Our job demands that we are alert and physically fit at all times." Mr Sharma said the initiative was the result of feedback received by the Secretariat of the Inspector General of Police from unhappy members of the public.
