Overview
- Police in Kathmandu arrested former prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli and ex–interior minister Ramesh Lekhak on Saturday, a day after Balendra Shah was sworn in as prime minister.
- The detentions follow an official inquiry that urged criminal cases over September’s protest deaths and said leaders made no effort to halt hours of police gunfire.
- Both men are due in court on Sunday, and witnesses said Oli was moved from a police station to a hospital after his detention.
- Police also detained former energy minister Deepak Khadka in a money‑laundering probe tied to cash seized at his home during the September unrest.
- Shah’s party won 182 of 275 seats this month, and the new cabinet has launched a 100‑point plan that includes a panel to examine the wealth of politicians and senior officials.