Nepal's former Energy Minister arrested in money laundering probe

Nepal's former Energy Minister Deepak Khadka was arrested on Sunday (March 29, 2026) as part of an investigation into money laundering, police said.

Former Nepal PM Oli, ex-Home Minister Lekhak arrested over Gen Z protest killings

The announcement came a day after ex-Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested over their alleged roles in a deadly crackdown on anti-corruption protesters in September.

Khadka "was arrested this morning in a case relating to money laundering", Shiva Kumar Shrestha, spokesman for the Central Investigation Bureau, told AFP.

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