Nepal’s former PM Oli arrested over deaths during Gen Z protests

Nepal’s former Prime Minister, K.P. ​Sharma Oli, was taken ‌into custody on Saturday ​(March 28, 2026) as police investigate whether ⁠he was negligent in failing to prevent dozens of ‌deaths during Gen Z protests last September.

This ‌week, a Nepali ‌panel ⁠which investigated violence ⁠during the anti-corruption protests recommended that Mr. Oli, 74, be prosecuted for ​failing to ‌prevent the crackdown on the protests.

A total of 76 people were ‌killed in two days ​of unrest, which led to Mr. Oli resigning.

“They ⁠took him from his residence this morning,” Min ‌Bahadur Shahi, a senior leader of Oli’s Commmunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) told Reuters.

Police spokesperson Om ‌Adhikari confirmed the detainment of ​Mr. Oli and his Home Minister, Ramesh Lekhak.

Rapper-turned politician ⁠Balendra Shah was sworn ⁠in on Friday (March 27, 2026) as Prime Minister after ‌a winning the March 5 parliamentary elections.