Nepal's ex-Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli delivers an address to the nation in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal (Office of Prime Minister/Handout via Xinhua)Nepal's former prime minister KP Sharma Oli has been arrested over his alleged involvement in a deadly crackdown on protests last year. Ex-home minister Ramesh Lekhak was also arrested on Saturday, after a panel appointed to investigate the unrest recommended the pair be prosecuted for criminal negligence. It comes a day after the nation's new prime minister, 35-year-old rapper-turned- politician Balen Shah, was sworn in following an election triggered by the crisis. "They were arrested this morning and the process will move forward according to the law," Kathmandu Valley police spokesman Om Adhikari told newswire Agence France-Presse. On Instagram, new Home Minister Sudan Gurung, who was a key figure in the protests, welcomed the arrests.

Source: Daily Nation March 28, 2026 14:09 UTC