Rom Bahadur Thapa

IGP Rom Bahadur Thapa
रोम बहादुर थापा
Inspector General of Nepal Police
Monarch	King Mahendra
Prime Minister	Surya Bahadur Thapa
Preceded by	Pahal Singh Lama
Succeeded by	Khadgajeet Baral
Consul General of Calcutta
Monarch	King Birendra
Prime Minister	Kirti Nidhi Bista
Preceded by	Pahal Singh Lama
Succeeded by	Madhav Raj Bhandari
Personal details
Born	24 April 1924 Burma
Died	26 October 1983 (aged 59)
Citizenship	Nepalese
Nationality	Nepali
Children	4 sons, 1 daughter
Occupation	Military Officer Police officer Diplomat
Military service
Allegiance	Nepal
Branch/service	Rakshya Dal (Defense Army)
Rank	Major

Rom Bahadur Thapa (1924–1983) is the first Inspector General of Nepal Police from the Magar ethnic group.[1][2] Before joining the Nepal Police, he had been a Physical Training Instructor at the Military Academy in Burma (Myanmar).[3][4] He had a reputation as a great war hero (of Burma) before joining Nepal Police. He was awarded the Burma Gallantry Medal for his heroic actions during World War II.[5]

He is known to have been one of the only two officers to remain IGP for a period of 6 years, the other officer being his successor, Khadgajeet Baral. Rom Bahadur Thapa was appointed Consul General of Calcutta, India by His Majesty's Government[6][7] after his retirement from Nepal Police.

Nepal lost this extraordinary visionary man to cancer at a young age of 59 on 26 October 1983. He is survived by his wife, four sons, a daughter, twelve grandchildren and three great grandsons and one great granddaughter.

References

1. "Police History - Ex-Chief of Police". Retrieved 10 April 2013.
2. "Shyam KC Republica".
3. "Some legends about King Mahendra-2". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
4. "Some legends about King Mahendra-1". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
5. "The National Archives". Retrieved 20 July 2018.
6. "Ex Consul Generals for Nepal Consulate General, Kolkata". Retrieved 22 December 2013.
7. "RUM!". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.