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Khadgajeet Baral (born 1928 A.D., Nawalparasi, Nepal) is a Nepalese politician and diplomat. Widely regarded as one of the greatest police chiefs of Nepal Police, he served as ambassador of Nepal to Burma, as a member of the U.N., and also a member of the parliament (MP) of Nepal.
Basic Info
Born: April 17, 1928 A.D.
Affiliation: Nepal Police
Awards :
1) Trishakti Patt Class I
2) Gorkha Dakhshin Bahu Class I
3) Life Time Achievement Award
Early life
Khadgajeet Baral was born to Major Bahadur Singh Baral and Saraswati Baral in Daldale of Nawalparasi district. He was later brought up along with two elder brothers and a younger sister in Bhaksu, India. Both his father Bahadur Singh Baral, and his grandfather Sarwajeet Singh Baral had served as majors in the First Gorkha Rifles. His elder brother had also served as a major in the First Gorkha Rifle. As such, K.J.S. Baral lived a very disciplined life from a very young age. He attended the St. An-dew's High School and then later graduated from Agra University. He had also attended the Patna University from where he obtained his Masters in political science.
Career in Law Enforcement
Khadgajeet Baral joined Nepal Police, the first academic graduate to join the organization, in 1956 A.D., at the age of 28 years. Within 3 years later, he was promoted to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (D.S.P.) and became Superintendent of Police (S.P.) at the age of 34. In the year 1964, he had proved to become the most apt 'Commandant' of the then "Sadar Prahari Talim Kendra", upon being appointed as the "Samadaysak" of the academy by the then I.G.P. Pahal Singh Lama; he proved himself to be a great administrator in the academy as he had acquired a vast amount of knowledge in that field from his late father Major Bahadur Singh Baral, who himself had been a very successful British/Gurkha commandant in Lahore (Present Pakistan). K.J.S. Baral was promoted to Deputy Inspector General of Police (D.I.G.P.) 3 years later. He received training from the Tokyo Police officials at the Tokyo Imperial Police College in Japan and also by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in U.S.A.
K.J.S. Baral was an idealist by nature, even as a very young officer. He expressed his idea about the "Mahendra Police Club (present Nepal Police Club)" to the then I.G.P. Pahal Singh Lama, who later established it. He had also envisioned the establishment of "police schools", exceptionally for the children of low ranking police officers who could not afford the education of their children. This plan, however, was only brought into effect after his retirement.
Khadgajeet Baral was promoted to "Inspector General of Police ( I.G.P.)" at the age of 43, becoming one of the youngest police chiefs in the history of Nepal. He had been the "first 'post graduate' police officer to be recommended by the then 'National Public Service Commission' to His Majesty's Government as the I.G.P.
I.G.P. Baral and his predecessor, I.G.P. Rom Bahadur Thapa, are the only pair to remain chiefs for a period of 6 years, the standard tenure being 4 years.
During his tenure as police chief, K.J.S. Baral is famed for his major contributions in the administrative sectors of the Nepal Police organization. The establishments of the "Kanun Sakha" and "Engineering Sakha" in the Nepal Police Headquarters are a few of his accomplishments. He had established the "Nepal Police Mountaineering & Adventure", which, in Nepal is very historical; it conquered many Himalayan peaks, exclusively by Nepalese mountaineers; the Tukuche Himal is an example. The establishment of the "Birendra Police Hospital" (present Nepal Police Hospital) had also commenced in his tenure.
I.G.P. Baral's remarkable establishment of the "Nepal Police Flying Squad" in the year 1975 A.D., which consisted of 4 imported state-of- the-art vehicles from China and about a dozen officers, for crime prevention, is considered admirable even now.
I.G.P. Baral is a major reformist in Nepal Police. He had made rations available to all of the low ranking police personnel and had made the provision of barracks possible. In order to manage the busy traffic in the Kathmandu valley, he had introduced 'Mounted Police', i.e. Traffic police officers on horses.
K.J.S. Baral is reputed as the greatest police chief in the history of Nepal, his might being so vast that it earned him the title of "Prahari ko Bagh". The feats performed by him were such, that many considered his prowess itself to be embellished.
As Ambassador
During the reign of the then King Birendra, Khadgajeet Baral had been appointed the "Ambassador of Nepal to Burma (Myanmar)" after being succeeded by Durlav Kumar Thapa as the police chief. During his 5- year tenure, there had arisen some political tension between the neighboring countries Indonesia and Malaysia. K.J.S. Baral had used this an opportunity to make use of his diplomatic skills to establish diplomatic relations between Nepal and Indonesia.
Contribution to sports
Khadgajeet Baral was known to have been very enthusiastic in sports as a young boy, as both his father and elder brother had encouraged him, which later sparked his interest in other sports too. He used to play football and hockey very keenly while in college; he had been both the football and hockey captain there. His zeal in sports continued to live on even after his school days had ended.
In order to promote the standard of the then Nepal Police Football Team, K.J.S. Baral had recruited Achyut Krishna Kharel as an inspector along with several other talented football players, which proved to be quite favorable for the organization. Achyut Kharel would also later become the I.G.P after a long distinguished service.
K.J.S. Baral had been the president of Nepal Badminton Association after his retirement from law enforcement. He had also been the president of Nepal Judo Association for six years; he is credited for importing Judo from Japan in 1966 A.D. K.J.S. Baral is more renowned as the "Founder President" of Nepal Hockey Association, remaining president for a period of 8 years; he promoted the standard of Hockey in Nepal by bringing in two Hockey players from Pakistan. He alone is responsible for introducing hockey and making it famous in Nepal.
Preceded by - Rom Bahadur Thapa (as I.G.P.)
Succeeded by - Durlav Kumar Thapa (as I.G.P.)
Khadgajeet Baral is now an active member of "The Rotary Club Of Pashupati" and a trustee of the RNGC (Royal Nepal Golf Club).