Kathmandu [Nepal], March 28 (ANI): Former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, arrested Saturday morning, has been admitted to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu.
Oli was arrested by Nepal Police from his residence in Bhaktapur in connection with an alleged culpable-homicide-related case tied to the suppression of the September 2025 Gen Z-led anti-corruption protests.
CPN-UML member Raghuji Pant said the investigation committee report that led to Oli’s arrest “doesn’t have enough grounds for the arrest” and alleged it was prepared “with an intention.” Pant said, “The investigation committee report itself doesn’t have enough grounds for the arrest. It is prepared with an intention.” Former Foreign Minister and party leader Pradeep Gyawali called the action “political revenge taken against our chairman.”
In response, Oli’s party, CPN-UML, has called an emergency secretariat meeting.
Nepali Congress leader and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak was also arrested earlier from his residence. The arrests follow a formal complaint filed by the Home Ministry, which prompted an investigation and the issuance of arrest warrants.
Police said the action implements recommendations from a commission led by former Special Court judge Gauri Bahadur Karki. The commission recommended that Oli, Lekhak and then Inspector General of Police Chandra Kuber Khapung be charged under Sections 181 and 182 of the National Penal Code for criminal negligence, with proposed prison terms of up to 10 years.
The report also recommended action against Home Secretary Gokarna Mani Dawadi, Armed Police Force chief Raju Aryal, former head of the National Investigation Department Hutaraj Thapa, and then-chief district officer of Kathmandu Chhabi Rijal, suggesting prosecution under Section 182. It recommended that other officials found responsible be dealt with under the laws governing their organisations. The report attributed the crackdown to criminal negligence and recklessness, citing failure to act on prior intelligence about possible escalation that led to multiple deaths.
During the Gen Z protests in September 2025, 77 people were killed and government and private property worth billions was destroyed.
A Cabinet meeting led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Friday decided to implement the commission’s report, paving the way for legal action against those named. The Cabinet also decided to form a study committee to examine matters related to security personnel based on the Karki Commission’s recommendations, and to form a separate investigation committee to examine the role of security agencies; these measures will be implemented immediately in cases involving political leaders and others.
The newly formed government publicised the decisions taken at its first Cabinet meeting. Apart from implementing the commission’s report, the first meeting of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah took four major decisions, including the formation of committees related to the Gen-Z movement probe. (ANI)
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