Shailesh Thapa Chhetri

Shailesh Thapa Chhetri
शैलेश थापा क्षेत्री
28th Inspector General of Nepal Police
In office
9 July 2020 – 3 May 2022
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Oli
Sher Bahadur Deuba
Vice PresidentNanda Kishor Pun
Preceded byThakur Prasad Gyawaly
Succeeded byDhiraj Pratap Singh
Personal details
Born (1968-12-08) 8 December 1968
CitizenshipNepalese
EducationMaster's degree in Political science
OccupationPolice officer
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Shailesh Thapa Chhetri (Nepali: शैलेश थापा क्षेत्री) (born 8 December 1968) is the 28th Inspector General of Nepal Police. He was appointed the Inspector General of Nepal Police after succeeding Thakur Prasad Gyawaly on 9 July 2020 following a cabinet decision. He joined Nepal Police as an Inspector on May 1, 1992.

On 26 December 2021, he attended the meeting of the Central Security Committee which was related to the upcoming National Assembly election and overall situation of law and order in the country. He attended an Interpol meeting at Turkey on 21 November 2021.

Mr. Chhetri was succeeded by Dhiraj Pratap Singh as the Inspector General of Nepal Police on 3 May 2022.