By Our Reporter As Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Nepal Police Sarbendra Khanal is retiring on February 12, a race for the next IGP has already begun in Nepal Police. Deputy Inspector Generals Thakur Gyawali, Tarani Prasad Lamsal and Surya Upadhya are in the race for the top post of Nepal Police. IGP Khanal is completing his office under the provision of the current Nepal Police’s Regulation’s Section 127 and its sub section-1 (Gha) of 2014, according to which, a police officer retires after serving for 30 years in the institution. Under the same provision, along with IGP Khanal three other Additional Inspectors General (AIGs) Pushkar Karki, Thule Rai and Dhiru Basnyat are also getting retirement. Other 19 DIGs who had joined the force along with current IGP Khanal, are also retiring on February 12. DIGs trio Gyawali, Lamsal and Upadhyay had joined the service on July 9, 1990. Among many other DIGs, three of them are the senior most DIGs in the Nepal Police at present. If the present government chooses to make one IGP from the present three senior DIGs among Gyawali, Lamsal and Upadhyay, they too will not lead the institution for even for a year. If this happens, they will get only five months term to lead the institution. DIG Gyawali is currently in State 1 as the State Police Chief, Lamsal at Sudur Paschim State and Upadhyay at the Police Headquarters, Naxal.