Khadgajeet Baral () OGDB, OTSP (April 17, 1928 – May 19, 2021) was a Nepalese

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, and sports promoter who served as the Inspector General of Nepal Police (IGP). Appointed IGP at the age of 43, he was among the youngest to hold the position, introducing several reforms and pioneering initiatives such as the Nepal Police Flying Squad. Alongside this, he contributed significantly to law enforcement, diplomacy, and sports in Nepal. Baral also served as Ambassador of Nepal to

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and

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(

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and

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), and as a chief liaison officer of the

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(UNTAC). As a prominent figure in sports promotion, he played a key role in developing judo, hockey, and badminton in Nepal. He remained active in community service and sports after his retirement.

Career in Law Enforcement

Inspector General of Nepal Police

Khadgajeet Baral was promoted to

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(IGP) at the age of 43, becoming one of the youngest

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s in the history of Nepal. He was the first

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police officer recommended by the then 'National

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' to

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as the Inspector-General of Police. IGP Baral and his predecessor, IGP Rom Bahadur Thapa, are the only pair to remain chiefs for six years, the standard tenure being four years. During his tenure as police chief, Baral was recognized for his significant contributions to the administrative sectors of the

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, including establishing Kanun Sakha and Engineering Sakha at Nepal Police Headquarters. He established the Nepal Police Mountaineering & Adventure Foundation; it conquered numerous Himalayan peaks, exclusively by Nepalese mountaineers, including the Tukuche Himal (6,921m) and Pabil Himal (7,104m) in 1976 and 1978 respectively. The construction of the Birendra Police Hospital (present-day Nepal Police Hospital) also commenced in his tenure.G.P. Baral's establishment of the Nepal Police Flying Squad in 1975, which consisted of four imported state-of-the-art vehicles from

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and about a dozen elite Nepalese officers for crime prevention, is considered admirable even now. I.G.P. Baral was a major reformist in Nepal Police. He made

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available to all the low-ranking police

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and made the provision of

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possible. To manage the traffic in the

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, he introduced '

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', i.e.

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officers on horses.

Ambassador to Burma

During the reign of

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, Khadgajeet Baral was appointed

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of Nepal to Burma (Myanmar) for six years.

Ambassador to French Indochina and Indonesia

Khadgajeet Baral was accredited as the

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and

at the same time when he was the ambassador to

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. During Ambassador Baral's six-year tenure as an

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ambassador to French Indo-China and Indonesia, political tension arose between the neighboring countries

and

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. K.J.S. Baral used this opportunity to establish

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between Nepal and Indonesia.

Contribution to sports

Baral also served as the Vice-President of the

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after he retired from

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Nepal Judo Association

Baral served as the President of the Nepal Judo Association for six years during the 1990s. During his tenure as president, many reforms were introduced in Nepalese Judo. During the second 'Rajiv Gandhi International Judo Championship' of 1995, President Baral led a Judo team from Nepal to compete in the championship.

Nepal Hockey Association

Baral introduced

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to Nepal and made it popular, and is regarded as the ''

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of Nepalese Hockey''.

Retired life

Rtd. Hon. Khadgajeet Baral was an active member of the

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of Pashupati and an active golfer at the Royal Nepal Golf Club (RNGC).

References

External links

Official website of Nepal PoliceOfficial Facebook Page of IGP K.J.S. BaralHimalayan Times 2009
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baral, Khadgajeet 1928 births 2021 deaths Chiefs of police Inspectors General of Police (Nepal) Nepalese diplomats Ambassadors of Nepal to Myanmar Ambassadors of Nepal to Laos Ambassadors of Nepal to Cambodia Ambassadors of Nepal to Vietnam Ambassadors of Nepal to Indonesia Members of the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, First Class Members of the Order of Tri Shakti Patta, First Class Members of the Rastriya Panchayat People from Nawalparasi District