KATHMANDU, March 17: The council of ministers has decided to promote Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Police Deepak Thapa as the 31st Inspector General of Police (IGP).
The Cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar on Monday evening decided to promote AIG Thapa to the post of the police chief as the current IGP Basanta Bahadur Kunwar is set to retire on Tuesday.
A cabinet minister, under anonymity, confirmed that AIG Thapa has been promoted to the post of IGP on the basis of seniority.
Along with AIG Thapa, AIGs Sudip Giri and Tek Bahadur Tamang were competing for the IGP post. Thapa is only 18 days senior to Giri and Tamang in terms of date of promotion to AIG.
The three competitors were said to have sought lobbying from powerful business and political groups while vying for the top post of the police organization.