The government on Sunday appointed Dhiraj Pratap Singh as the Inspector General (IG) of Nepal Police.
A Cabinet meeting held this afternoon decided to promote Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Singh to the post of Inspector General.
He is 16 months junior than Bishwo Raj Pokharel and Sahakul Thapa, who were promoted to the post of AIG in 2020 and 2021 respectively.
Singh was appointed to the post of AIG on March 31.