KATHMANDU: Nepal&#39;s former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and ex-home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested Saturday morning over their alleged involvement in a deadly crackdown on protestors in September, police said. &quot;They were arrested this morning and the process will move forward according to the law,&quot; Kathmandu Valley police spokesman Om Adhikari told AFP. The detentions come a day after Prime Minister Balendra Shah and his cabinet were sworn in after the first elections since the 2025 uprising that toppled Oli&#39;s government. At least 77 people were killed in the anti-corruption youth uprising on September 8 and 9, which began over a brief social media ban, but tapped into longstanding fury over economic hardship. At least 19 young people were killed in a crackdown on the first day of protests. The unrest spread nationwide the following day as parliament and government offices were set ablaze, resulting in the government&#39;s collapse. A Nepal government-backed report into the deadly uprising has recommended the prosecution of 74-year-old Oli and other officials. The report said that it was &quot;not established that there was an order to shoot&quot;, but said that &quot;no effort was made to stop or control the firing and, due to their negligent conduct, even minors lost their lives&quot;. &quot;No one is above the law... This is not revenge against anyone, just the beginning of justice. I believe, now the country will take a new direction,&quot; newly appointed Home Minister Sudan Gurung, who was a key figure in the protests, posted on Instagram.

Former Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, along with other officials, attends the inaugural session marking the launch of the high-definition versions of four Nepal Television (NTV) channels on its 34th anniversary, January 30, 2019. (File photo: The Hi

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Nepal's former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and ex-home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested Saturday morning over their alleged involvement in a deadly crackdown on protestors in September, police said.

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Nepal's ex-PM arrested over alleged role in protest crackdown

Nepal's ex-PM arrested over alleged role in protest crackdown