Shyam Bhakta Thapa ( ne, श्यामभक्त थापा) is the 18th IGP of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

and the last police officer of

Nepal Police Nepal Police is the national and primary law enforcement agency of Nepal. It is primarily responsible for maintaining law and order, prevention of crime and crime investigation within the jurisdiction determined by the Constitution of Nepal. ...

to serve as the police chief during the Maoists Insurgency. He was preceded by

Pradip Shumsher J.B.R. Pradip Shumsher J.B.R. is a former Chief of police, chief of Nepal Police, who served as the IGP from September 1999 to December 2001. He was preceded by Achyut Krishna Kharel and was succeeded by Shyam Bhakta Thapa as the police chief. During his ...

as the police chief and was succeeded by

Om Bikram Rana Om Bikram Rana is the 19th IGP of Nepal. In September, 2006, he was appointed Inspector General of Nepal Police, the highest police rank of Nepal Police. He was preceded by Shyam Bhakta Thapa as the police chief and was succeeded by Hem Bahadur Gu ...

. He had been the police chief during the Peoples Movement II.

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