Nepal's former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Ex-Home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested Saturday morning. They were arrested over their alleged involvement in a deadly crackdown on protestors in September
At least 77 people were killed in the anti-corruption youth uprising on September 8 and 9. He resigned on September 9, 2025, as mobs torched his house, parliament and government offices. During the caretaker administration, a government-backed commission recommended the prosecution of Oli and other officials
Oli has previously denied ordering security forces to open fire on protesters. The detentions come a day after Prime Minister Balendra Shah was sworn in after the first elections since the 2025 uprising