Kathmandu, March 17 -- The government has appointed Additional Inspector General (AIG) Deepak Thapa as the 31st Inspector General of Nepal Police (IGP). A Cabinet meeting on Monday evening, picked Thapa, who was previously the head of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), for the coveted post.

Thapa's appointment comes after the retirement of Basant Kunwar, who had served as the 30th IGP of Nepal Police. Kunwar, having completed a 30-year career in the force, officially retired on Monday. Kunwar had joined the police service in March, 1995.

Along with Kunwar, other senior officials including AIGs Tek Prasad Rai, Buddhiraj Gurung, Durga Singh, Kuber Kadayat, and Janak Bhattarai, who had been his batchmate are also retiring. Deputy Insp...