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Nepal Court Remands Five-day Custody To Former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli And Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak On Atrocities Committed During Gen-Z Protest

Ramesh Lekhak (in white), former Nepali Home Minister, is taken to the Kathmandu District Court from the District Government Attorney Office in Kathmandu on March 29, 2026. The Kathmandu District Court grants permission to keep former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak in custody for five days for investigation. Both are presented before the court on the second day of their arrest on March 29, 2026. The government accuses them in connection with deaths that occurred during the Gen Z protests on September 8 and 9, 2025. Authorities have filed charges related to homicide, leading to their detention for investigation. Lekhak is physically presented before the court, while Oli attends the hearing virtually from Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj. Oli is currently undergoing treatment at the hospital, where doctors say he is dealing with several health conditions. He was admitted after experiencing irregular heart palpitations and has a medical history that includes two kidney transplants. According to the hospital, he is also suffering from multiple conditions including hydronephrosis, diabetes, high blood pressure, thyroid-related issues, and atrial fibrillation. Doctors have also detected gallstones. Hospital authorities say Oli is currently receiving treatment under medical supervision at the hospital's Annex-1, bed number 501. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)

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