KATHMANDU: Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has said a strong and reliable information system is needed to prevent criminal activities.

Giving his remarks during the concluding session of the ‘Operation Command and Leadership Development Training’ organized here on Wednesday for deputy-investigation directors and chief investigation officers at the National Investigation Department, the Home Minister was of the view that only reliable information system would contribute to the establishment of peace, security and order in the society.

“Strengthened and trustworthy information system is essential to combat organized crimes, drugs smuggling, human trafficking and cybercrime,” the Home Minister asserted, expressing his hope that this training would help scale up the Department’s work efficiency, transforming it into the professional intelligence body.