Collected photoKATHMANDU, Nepal, March 28, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Nepal's former prime minister KPSharma Oli and ex-home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on Saturday overtheir alleged involvement in a deadly crackdown on protesters in September,police said. The detentions came a day after Prime Minister Balendra Shah and his cabinetwere sworn in following the first elections since the 2025 uprising thattoppled 74-year-old Oli's government. "They were arrested this morning and the process will move forward accordingto the law," Kathmandu Valley police spokesman Om Adhikari told AFP. Oli was arrested by police in the capital in the early hours of Saturday. "They have been arrested for investigation on the protests of September 8 and9," Kathmandu district police spokesman Pawan Kumar Bhattarai said.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 28, 2026 14:29 UTC