Durlav Kumar Thapa

Durlav Kumar Thapa (Nepali: दुर्लभ कुमार थापा; 15 November 1929 – 22 April 2025) was a police chief of Nepal Police.^[1] He was a highly decorated police officer who made contributions to the then National Police Training Academy.

IGP Durlav Kumar Thapa
दुर्लभ कुमार थापा
Born	(1929-11-15)15 November 1929
Died	22 April 2025(2025-04-22) (aged 95) Lalitpur, Nepal
Predecessor	Khadgajeet Baral (as IGP)
Successor	Dil Bahadur Lama (as IGP)
Police career
Country	Nepal
Department	Nepal Police
Rank	Inspector General of Police (IGP)

In 2013 he was awarded the Nepal Police’s Lifetime Achievement award at the Sadar Prahari Talim Kendra.^[2] During his tenure as I.G.P., he had introduced "Tourist police" and the IGP Residence.

Thapa died on 22 April 2025, at the age of 95.^[3]