IGP (Inspector General of Nepal Police)
Gyan bahadur Yakthungba
GB Limbu
3rd Inspector General of Nepal Police
In office
December 1953 – August 1955
MonarchKing Tribhuvan
Prime MinisterMatrika Prasad Koirala
Preceded byNara Shumsher J.B.R.
Succeeded byGopal Shumsher J.B.R.
Ambassador of Nepal to Burma
In office
1965 – 1 March 1970
MonarchKing Mahendra
Prime MinisterSurya Bahadur Thapa
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded byUnknown
Personal details
Born16 March 1920[1]
Silange Basti[1]
Died1 March 1970(1970-03-01) (aged 49)[2]
CitizenshipNepalese
NationalityNepalese
Political partyNepali Congress
SpouseIndira Yakthumba
Children2 sons, 2 daughters
Madhukar Yakthumba (eldest son),
Nirakar Yakthumba (youngest son),
Bharati Yakthumba (eldest daughter),
Poonam Yakthumba (youngest daughter)[3]
OccupationMilitary officer
Police officer
Diplomat
AwardsGorkha Dakshin Bahu Class I (1964)[4]
Tri Shakti Patta Class I (1967)[5]
Military service
Allegiance   Nepal
Branch/serviceFourth Regiment of Burmese Army
Rakshya Dal (Defense Army)
RankLieutenant in the Burmese Army
Major in the Defense Army

Gyan Bahadur Yakthumba Limbu (16 March 1920 – 1 March 1970) was a Nepali police officer and diplomat.[6][unreliable source?] He joined the Nepali Police with the rank of Major and was promoted to the rank of Inspector General of Nepal Police, after succeeding Nara Shumsher J.B.R. as the police chief. He served as the Inspector General of the Nepalese Police force from December 1953 to August 1956. He was the third chief of Nepal Police, and after retirement served as an envoy to Burma.[7][8]

The present Gyanodaya Bal Batika School in Kathmandu, Nepal, was built in 1975 in memory of him by his wife Indira Yakthumba.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Edingo, Dilli Bikram (2010). G.B. Yakthumba...A Champion of Democracy... A Biography (1st ed.). p. 19 (1st stanza, 8th line). ISBN 9789937100601. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ Edingo, Dilli Bikram (2010). G.B. Yakthumba...A Champion of Democracy... A Biography (1st ed.). p. 12 (1st stanza, 4th line). ISBN 9789937100601.
  3. ^ Edingo, Dilli Bikram (2010). G.B. Yakthumba...A Champion of Democracy... A Biography (1st ed.). pp. 101–104. ISBN 9789937100601.
  4. ^ Edingo, Dilli Bikram (2010). G.B. Yakthumba...A Champion of Democracy... A Biography (1st ed.). p. 88. ISBN 9789937100601.
  5. ^ Edingo, Dilli Bikram (2010). G.B. Yakthumba...A Champion of Democracy... A Biography (1st ed.). p. 89. ISBN 9789937100601.
  6. ^ a b Subhadra Lingden (27 February 2009). "MRS,INDIRA YAKTHUMBA (LIMBU)". lojesub.blogspot.com. Retrieved 16 August 2015. Mrs, Indira Yakthumba founded the school as a tribute to the memory of her beloved husband, His Excellency Late Gyan Bahadur Yakthumba, who died in 1970 at the young age of 50, and to give reality to his vision of a literate and prosperous Nepal. Late Mr. Yakthumba was a man of multi-faceted personality - a soldier, freedom fighter, crusader of the oppressed and underprivileged, champion of civil liberty, human rights and justice and a diplomat - who accomplished his every role with consummate skill, courage, commitment, grace and dignity. Gyanodaya Bal Batika School Founder Principal
  7. ^ Dr. Govind Prasad Thapa. "Community policing in Nepal". crimejustice.blogspot.com.au.
  8. ^ "Police History - Ex-Chief of Police". March 2008. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.


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