Kuber Singh Rana
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Kuber Singh Rana | |
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| कुवेर सिंह राना | |
| 24th Inspector General of Nepal Police | |
| In office 13 September 2012 – 16 November 2013 | |
| President | Dr. Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Dr. Baburam Bhattarai |
| Vice President | Parmanand Jha |
| Preceded by | Rabindra Pratap Shah |
| Succeeded by | Upendra Kant Aryal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1960 |
| Citizenship | Nepalese |
| Spouse | Rita Rana |
| Children | 1 Son, 1 Daughter |
| Alma mater | Tribhuvan University |
| Occupation | Police Officer |
Kuber Singh Rana (Nepali: कुवेर सिंह राना) was the Inspector General of the Nepal Police.[1][2] He was promoted to the Inspector General of Police by the government of Nepal after succeeding Rabindra Pratap Shah as the police chief on September 13, 2012.[3] He joined Nepal Police on 16 November 1983 as Police Inspector.[4]
Kuber Singh Rana was born in Baugha Gumha of Palpa district on 21 July 1960. He graduated from Tribhuvan University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Rana joined Nepal Police on 16 Nov 1983 as an Inspector of Police. In his 30-year career in law enforcement, he established himself as an honest, hardworking and professional police officer epitomizing these virtues while serving in the various capacities within the organization.
He was appointed Additional Inspector General of Police in 2011 and was assigned the police command of the Kathmandu Valley as the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Office, Kathmandu. During his tenure, he worked towards developing a fair and professional police service and focused on resource management and mobilization to support service delivery and maintenance of law and order within the valley. Rana served as In-Charge of seven District Police Offices and two Zonal Police Offices. He was promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police in 2008 and served as Chief of the Western Regional Police Office, Pokhara.
In his professional career, Rana had participated in two dozen specialized training courses, within the country and abroad. In recognition of his service, he has been awarded 4 orders, 8 decorations and 3 medals on various occasions. He has received several appreciation letters for his performance.
As a chief of Nepal Police he highly envisions delivering fair and competent police service across the country. Protection and promotion of human rights along with zero tolerance against corruption and irregularity are key priority areas of Nepal Police. Rana envisioned bringing into practice a people-centric credible and professional police service in the country. In doing so, he has stressed on the continuity and further expansion of community policing, application of modern scientific tools and techniques in criminal investigation along with delegation of authority to the lower police command for prompt and effective delivery of service to the people. He has as a priority to bring the police reform initiatives into practice. Kuber Singh Rana believes that service delivery of the police must be the central policing agenda and thus police must be fully accessible to the public.[5]