Overview
- Former prime minister K P Sharma Oli remained in custody after a Kathmandu court on Wednesday granted police two more days, with officers recording his statement at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.
- Ex–home minister Ramesh Lekhak also stayed under judicial remand, with police taking his statement in custody after both men were arrested on March 28 over the Gen Z protest crackdown.
- Lawmakers opened the first post‑election session on Thursday as CPN‑UML demanded the leaders’ release and called the arrests illegitimate, while RSP leaders said the families of those killed deserve justice.
- The arrests followed the new Balendra Shah government’s decision in its first cabinet meeting to act on a probe panel’s report, which urged negligence investigations of senior officials.
- The September 2025 protests began after a brief social‑media ban and left at least 76 people dead, with state buildings, including the old parliament and Singha Durbar, set on fire.