Khanal also solved the death of taxi driver Raj Kumar Lama[5] and was praised for crime control in Kathmandu.

[7] Acknowledging the investigation of match-fixing case as a milestone, he was honored by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) amidst a special function organized in Malaysia in 2017.

Khanal completed various police courses in Nepal and internationally, including VIP security and law enforcement programs in the U.S. and Italy.

[8][9] The District Government Attorney Office in Kathmandu has formally registered an abduction complaint against former Nepal Police IGP Sarbendra Khanal and CPN lawmakers Mahesh Basnet and Kisan Shrestha [1].

[2] Yadav claims he was kept at the Kathmandu Marriott Hotel but managed to escape, thwarting a plan, reportedly backed by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, to engineer a political split.