Nepal's former Energy Minister Deepak Khadka was arrested on Sunday (March 29, 2026) as part of an investigation into money laundering, police said. Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested over their alleged roles in a deadly crackdown on anti-corruption protesters in September. Khadka "was arrested this morning in a case relating to money laundering", Shiva Kumar Shrestha, spokesman for the Central Investigation Bureau, told AFP. Nepal's Department of Money Laundering Investigation will oversee the probe, he said. The same day, Oli and Lekhak were arrested.

Source: The Hindu March 29, 2026 10:34 UTC