Durlav Kumar Thapa
Durlav Kumar Thapa was a police chief of Nepal Police. He was a highly decorated police officer who made contributions to the then National Police Training Academy.
In 2013 he was awarded the Nepal Police’s Lifetime Achievement award at the Sadar Prahari Talim Kendra. 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.