KATHMANDU: The government has appointed Additional Inspector General (AIG) Chandra Kuber Khapung as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP).
A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Friday afternoon decided to appoint Khapung, who was first in the line of seniority, as the 32nd chief of Nepal Police.
Current IGP Deepak Thapa is set to retire on September 3 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age. Khapung will assume office the following day, September 4.
Thapa had lobbied to extend his tenure but failed to secure an extension.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is scheduled to leave for China on Saturday, and the government confirmed Khapung’s appointment ahead of his departure.
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