Deepak Thapa
{{Short description|Current IGP of Nepal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = I.G.P.
| name = Deepak Thapa
| office = 31st Inspector General of Nepal Police
| native_name = दिपक थापा
| image = File:Igp-deepak-thapa.jpg
| caption =
| predecessor = Basanta Bahadur Kunwar
| successor =
| president = Ram Chandra Poudel
| primeminister = K. P. Sharma Oli
| term_start = 18 March 2025
| vicepresident = Ram Sahaya Yadav
| nationality = Nepali
| occupation = Police officer
| education = Masters in Political Science
MPA
| alma_mater = Tribhuvan University
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|11|24}}
| spouse = Rupa Poudel Thapa
| children = 3
}}
Deepak Thapa is the 31st Inspector General of Nepal Police. On 18 March 2024, he was appointed Inspector General of Nepal Police, the highest police rank of Nepal Police.{{cite web |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2025/03/17/deepak-thapa-appointed-inspector-general-of-nepal-police |title=Deepak Thapa appointed Inspector General of Nepal Police |work=The Kathmandu Post |access-date=18 March 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/58802 |title=Deepak Thapa appointed IGP of Nepal Police |work=The Rising Nepal |access-date=18 March 2025}} His term as IGP will last until 3 September 2025.{{cite web |url=https://english.khabarhub.com/2025/17/447908/ |title=Deepak Thapa appointed as Inspector General of Police |work=Khabarhub |access-date=18 March 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/deepak-thapa-appointed-as-the-chief-of-nepal-police |title=Deepak Thapa appointed as the Chief of Nepal Police |work=The Himalayan Times |access-date=18 March 2025}}
Early life and education
Thapa was born on 24 November 1971 in Bhaktapur's Suryabinayak Municipality-8 Sipadol. He has studied LLB in Law, Masters in Political Science and MPA in Public Administration from Tribhuvan University.{{cite web |url=https://www.ratopati.com/story/479132/igp-who-left-permanent-teaching-to-join-police-force |title=स्थायी शिक्षक छाडेर प्रहरी प्रवेश गरेका आईजीपी |trans-title=IGP who left permanent teacher and joined police |work=Ratopati |access-date=18 March 2025 |language=ne}}
Career
Deepak Thapa, who joined Nepal Police in September 1995, as an inspector, became a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in August 2006, and later promoted to Superintendent of Police (SP) in July 2015. His rise continued with his promotion to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in February 2019, and then to DIG in July 2022. Thapa was appointed an Additional Inspector General (AIG) in March 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.nepalpress.com/2025/03/17/572367/ |title=आईजी थापाको प्रहरी यात्रा केपी ओलीदेखि केपी ओलीसम्म, चुनौतीको चाङमा उभिएको जिम्मेवारी |trans-title=IG Thapa's police journey from KP Oli to KP Oli, the responsibility standing in the face of challenges |work=Nepalpress |access-date=18 March 2025 |language=ne}}