Assistant Inspector General Basanta Kunwar has been appointed as the Inspector General (IG) of Nepal Police.
A Cabinet meeting held on Friday decided to appoint Kunwar to the post of IG, a minister said.
Incumbent Inspector General of Police Dhiraj Pratap Singh is retiring from today.
Tek Prasad Rai, Deepak Thapa, Shaym Lal Gyawali and Kiran Bajrachrya were in the race for the top post of Nepal Police.
