Nara Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana | |
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File:IGP Nar JBR.jpg | |
Native name | नर शमशेर ज॰ब॰रा॰ |
Born | 1910 A.D. |
Died | April 24, 2006 (Aged 95) |
Allegiance | Nepal |
Service/ | Nepal Police |
Rank | File:IGP Pip.jpg Inspector General of Police (I.G.P.) |
Nara Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana was the second police chief of Nepal Police after its establishment in the year 2007 B.S. He remained chief for a tenure of two years before being succeeded by Gyan Bahadur Yakthumba as the police chief.[1]
Nara Shumsher JBR was honored by the government of Nepal as the Father of Nepali Sports for his contribution, both as a player and an official, to Nepali sports. He was the first Nepali player to get 'Merit Award' from the Olympic Council of Asia.
Praised in the sporting fraternity Rana, however, is despised by the common people for his involvement in the killing of four martyrs Shukraraj Shastri, Dharma Bhakta Mathema, Dashrath Chand and Gangalal Shrestha. He supervised the killing of the four martyrs and is believed to have shot Gangalal and Dashrath Chand himself, after the executioner deputed to shoot hesitated.[2]
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