| Honorific Prefix: | IGP |
| Achyut Krishna Kharel | |
| Department: | Nepal Police |
| Native Name: | अच्युतकृष्ण खरेल |
| Service: | Nepal |
| Predecessor: | Moti Lal Bohora |
| Successor: | Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan |
Achyut Krishna Kharel was the chief of Nepal Police during the Maoist's Insurgency.[1]
Kharel had been appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) in 1997 A.D., but was then replaced by his successor, Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan, due to certain "political instabilities (Bam Dev Gautam)", before again becoming IGP.[2] I.G.P. Kharel had initiated "Operation Kilo Cera II" during the Maoist's Insurgency, i.e. in the late 1990s.[3]
Kharel had been the football captain of the Nepal Police Football Team in the late 1970s.He is also illfamous as one of the most corrupt IGP in Nepalese history. He has been accused of transferring many public properties into his name.