Monarch King Mahendra Monarch King Birendra Rank Major Succeeded by Khadgajeet Baral Role Police officer | Preceded by Pahal Singh Lama Name Rom Thapa Prime Minister Kirti Nidhi Bista | |
Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa | ||
Rom Bahadur Thapa is the first Inspector General of Nepal Police from Magar ethnic group. Before joining the Nepal Police, he had been a Physical Training Instructor at the Military Academy in Burma (Myanmar). had had a reputation as a great war hero (of Burma) before joining Nepal Police. He is known to have been one of the only two officers to remain IGP for a period of 6 years, the other officer being his successor, Khadgajeet Baral. Rom Bahadur Thapa had been appointed Consul General of Calcutta, India by His Majesty's Government after his retirement from Nepal Police.
Nepal lost this extraordinary visionary man to cancer at a young age of 59 on 26 October 1983. He is survived by his wife, four sons, a daughter, twelve grandchildren and three great grandsons and one great granddaughter.