A Nepal court on Thursday (April 2, 2026) extended the detention of former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and his ex-Home Minister for a further two days as investigators probe their alleged roles in a deadly crackdown on protests last year.
Police arrested Mr. Oli, 74, and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak on Saturday (March 28, 2026), a day after Prime Minister Balendra Shah was sworn in following the first elections since the September uprising that toppled Mr. Oli's government.
Authorities are investigating their alleged involvement in the crackdown on demonstrations in 2025 that killed at least 76 people.
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Neither man has been formally charged and both deny responsibility for the violence.
