Nepal’s former PM Oli arrested over 2025 Gen Z protest crackdown
Public Lokpal
March 28, 2026
Nepal’s former PM Oli arrested over 2025 Gen Z protest crackdown
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was arrested on Saturday, a day after the newly formed government of Balendra Shah implemented the probe commission report on the Gen Z protest that rocked the nation last year.
Oli, also CPN-UML chair, was arrested at the Gundu area of Bhaktapur district, 12 km east of Kathmandu, early Saturday morning, according to the police.
Former Home Minister and Nepali Congress leader Ramesh Lekhak has also been arrested from his residence at Katunje of Suryabinayak Municipality in Bhaktapur district, police added.
PTI