Dhiraj Pratap Singh

Dhiraj Pratap Singh (Nepali: धिरज प्रताप सिंह) is the 29th Inspector General of Nepal Police.[1][2] He was appointed as the Chief of Nepal Police after succeeding Shailesh Thapa Chhetri on 3 May 2022 following a cabinet decision.

Dhiraj Pratap Singh
धिरज प्रताप सिंह
29th Inspector General of Nepal Police
In office
3 May 2022 – 24 March 2023
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
Prime MinisterSher Bahadur Deuba Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Vice PresidentNanda Kishor Pun
Preceded byShailesh Thapa Chhetri
Succeeded byBasanta Bahadur Kunwar
Personal details
Born (1967-11-06) November 6, 1967
Narayan Municipality Dailekh, Nepal
CitizenshipNepalese
NationalityNepali
Children2
EducationPostgraduate
Alma materTribhuvan University
OccupationPolice officer

Biography

Singh joined Nepal Police as an Inspector on March 24, 1993. He also serving as the incumbent Head of INTERPOL National Central Bureau, Kathmandu as an ex officio. Singh was promoted as Additional IG on March, 2022. Prior to join as IGP, he served as Central Investigation Bureau. Before that, he was chief of the police force in Madhes Province as a Deputy Inspector General.[3] As DIG, Singh also lead the Central Bureau of Investigation. As the Superintendent of Police, Singh commanded the Dang district.[4]

The appointment of Singh is apparently a violation of the seniority order in the Nepal police as he was the third-ranked officer in the police department after Bishwa Raj Pokharel and Sahakul Thapa. But he got promoted by superseding them. In this context Pokharel had filed a write petition to the Supreme Court demanding that the government’s decision to promote his junior Dhiraj Pratap Singh.[5] Though Pokharel’s writ has been quashed by Nepal Supreme court.



References
  1. "Cabinet promotes Singh to Nepal Police chief". kathmandupost.com. Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. "Dhiraj Pratap Singh is new Nepal Police IGP". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. My Republica. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. "Cabinet promotes Singh to Nepal Police chief". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  4. Collegenp. "Dhiraj Pratap Singh Appointed as the 29th IGP of Nepal Police | Collegenp". www.collegenp.com. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  5. "Supreme Court upholds government's decision to promote Dhiraj Pratap Singh to top Nepal Police post". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-10-01.


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