"High-Level Report"

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8 March 2026

Officials carry the bound investigation report prepared by a high-level inquiry commission during the Gen-Z protest of September 2025 as they arrive at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 8, 2026. The inquiry commission, led by former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki, submits its report to Prime Minister Sushila Karki, investigating the casualties and destruction during the Gen-Z movement on September 8 and 9, 2025. A team including commission coordinator Karki, former DIG Bigyanraj Sharma, and legal expert Bishweshwor Bhandari hands over the report at the Office of the Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar. The Gen-Z protest of September last year calls for transparency and accountability, as well as an end to the social media ban, and turns violent near the federal parliament. In response, police forces use water cannons, tear gas, and live ammunition, even firing from within the parliament building after protestors breach the gates and set the entrance ablaze. At least 77 people are confirmed dead in the protest to date, while nearly two dozen protestors are shot by the security forces on a single day. The next day, after rising violence and protest, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is adamant about leaving power, resigns and is succeeded by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim Prime Minister. Oli publicly denies accusations of ordering a crackdown on protestors, but his administration is heavily criticized for its handling of the unrest.

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8 March 2026

Gauri Bahadur Karki, former Chief Justice and Chair of the high-level inquiry committee formed to investigate the atrocities committed during the Gen-Z protest of September 2025, arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers to submit the final report in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 8, 2026. The inquiry commission led by former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki submits its report to Prime Minister Sushila Karki, investigating the casualties and destruction during the Gen-Z movement on September 8 and 9, 2025. A team including commission coordinator Karki, former DIG Bigyanraj Sharma, and legal expert Bishweshwor Bhandari hands over the report at the Office of the Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar. The Gen-Z protest of September last year calls for transparency and accountability, as well as an end to the social media ban, and turns violent near the federal parliament. In response, police forces use water cannons, tear gas, and live ammunition, even firing from within the parliament building after protestors breach the gates and set the entrance ablaze. At least 77 people are confirmed dead in the protest to date, while nearly two dozen protestors are shot by the security forces on a single day. The next day, after rising violence and protest, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is adamant about leaving power, resigns and is succeeded by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim Prime Minister. Oli publicly denies accusations of ordering a crackdown on protestors, but his administration is heavily criticized for its handling of the unrest.

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8 March 2026

Bigyan Raj Sharma, a member of the high-level commission to investigate the atrocities committed during the Gen-Z protest of September 2025, briefs the media after submitting the report to the Prime Minister on March 8, 2026. The inquiry commission, led by former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki, submits its report to Prime Minister Sushila Karki on March 8, 2026, investigating the casualties and destruction during the Gen-Z movement on September 8 and 9, 2025. A team including commission coordinator Karki, former DIG Bigyanraj Sharma, and legal expert Bishweshwor Bhandari hands over the report at the Office of the Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar. The Gen-Z protest of September last year calls for transparency and accountability, as well as the end of the social media ban, and turns violent near the federal parliament. In response, police forces use water cannons, tear gas, and live ammunition, even firing from within the parliament building after protestors breach the gates and set the entrance ablaze. At least 77 people are confirmed dead in the protest to date, while nearly two dozen protestors are shot by the security forces on a single day. The next day, after rising violence and protest, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is adamant about leaving power, resigns and is succeeded by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim Prime Minister. Oli publicly denies accusations of ordering a crackdown on protestors, but his administration is heavily criticized for its handling of the unrest.

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8 March 2026

Bigyan Raj Sharma, a member of the high-level commission to investigate the atrocities committed during the Gen-Z protest of September 2025, briefs the media after submitting the report to the Prime Minister on March 8, 2026. The inquiry commission, led by former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki, submits its report to Prime Minister Sushila Karki on March 8, 2026, investigating the casualties and destruction during the Gen-Z movement on September 8 and 9, 2025. A team including commission coordinator Karki, former DIG Bigyanraj Sharma, and legal expert Bishweshwor Bhandari hands over the report at the Office of the Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar. The Gen-Z protest of September last year calls for transparency and accountability, as well as the end of the social media ban, and turns violent near the federal parliament. In response, police forces use water cannons, tear gas, and live ammunition, even firing from within the parliament building after protestors breach the gates and set the entrance ablaze. At least 77 people are confirmed dead in the protest to date, while nearly two dozen protestors are shot by the security forces on a single day. The next day, after rising violence and protest, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is adamant about leaving power, resigns and is succeeded by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim Prime Minister. Oli publicly denies accusations of ordering a crackdown on protestors, but his administration is heavily criticized for its handling of the unrest.

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8 March 2026

Bigyan Raj Sharma, a member of the high-level commission to investigate the atrocities committed during the Gen-Z protest of September 2025, briefs the media after submitting the report to the Prime Minister on March 8, 2026. The inquiry commission, led by former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki, submits its report to Prime Minister Sushila Karki on March 8, 2026, investigating the casualties and destruction during the Gen-Z movement on September 8 and 9, 2025. A team including commission coordinator Karki, former DIG Bigyanraj Sharma, and legal expert Bishweshwor Bhandari hands over the report at the Office of the Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar. The Gen-Z protest of September last year calls for transparency and accountability, as well as the end of the social media ban, and turns violent near the federal parliament. In response, police forces use water cannons, tear gas, and live ammunition, even firing from within the parliament building after protestors breach the gates and set the entrance ablaze. At least 77 people are confirmed dead in the protest to date, while nearly two dozen protestors are shot by the security forces on a single day. The next day, after rising violence and protest, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is adamant about leaving power, resigns and is succeeded by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim Prime Minister. Oli publicly denies accusations of ordering a crackdown on protestors, but his administration is heavily criticized for its handling of the unrest.

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8 March 2026

Bigyan Raj Sharma, a member of the high-level commission to investigate the atrocities committed during the Gen-Z protest of September 2025, briefs the media after submitting the report to the Prime Minister on March 8, 2026. The inquiry commission, led by former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki, submits its report to Prime Minister Sushila Karki on March 8, 2026, investigating the casualties and destruction during the Gen-Z movement on September 8 and 9, 2025. A team including commission coordinator Karki, former DIG Bigyanraj Sharma, and legal expert Bishweshwor Bhandari hands over the report at the Office of the Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar. The Gen-Z protest of September last year calls for transparency and accountability, as well as the end of the social media ban, and turns violent near the federal parliament. In response, police forces use water cannons, tear gas, and live ammunition, even firing from within the parliament building after protestors breach the gates and set the entrance ablaze. At least 77 people are confirmed dead in the protest to date, while nearly two dozen protestors are shot by the security forces on a single day. The next day, after rising violence and protest, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is adamant about leaving power, resigns and is succeeded by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim Prime Minister. Oli publicly denies accusations of ordering a crackdown on protestors, but his administration is heavily criticized for its handling of the unrest.

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8 March 2026

Bigyan Raj Sharma, a member of the high-level commission to investigate the atrocities committed during the Gen-Z protest of September 2025, walks out of the Office of the Prime Minister on March 8, 2026. The inquiry commission, led by former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki, submits its report to Prime Minister Sushila Karki on March 8, investigating the casualties and destruction during the Gen-Z movement on September 8 and 9, 2025. A team including commission coordinator Karki, former DIG Bigyanraj Sharma, and legal expert Bishweshwor Bhandari hands over the report at the Office of the Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar. The Gen-Z protest of September last year calls for transparency and accountability, as well as an end to the social media ban, and turns violent near the federal parliament. In response, police forces use water cannons, tear gas, and live ammunition, even firing from within the parliament building after protestors breach the gates and set the entrance ablaze. At least 77 people are confirmed dead in the protest to date, while nearly two dozen protestors are shot by the security forces on a single day. The next day, after rising violence and protest, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is adamant about leaving power, resigns and is succeeded by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim Prime Minister. Oli publicly denies accusations of ordering a crackdown on protestors, but his administration is heavily criticized for its handling of the unrest.

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8 March 2026

Bigyan Raj Sharma, a member of the high-level commission to investigate the atrocities committed during the Gen-Z protest of September 2025, briefs the media after submitting the report to the Prime Minister on March 8, 2026. The inquiry commission, led by former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki, submits its report to Prime Minister Sushila Karki on March 8, 2026, investigating the casualties and destruction during the Gen-Z movement on September 8 and 9, 2025. A team including commission coordinator Karki, former DIG Bigyanraj Sharma, and legal expert Bishweshwor Bhandari hands over the report at the Office of the Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar. The Gen-Z protest of September last year calls for transparency and accountability, as well as the end of the social media ban, and turns violent near the federal parliament. In response, police forces use water cannons, tear gas, and live ammunition, even firing from within the parliament building after protestors breach the gates and set the entrance ablaze. At least 77 people are confirmed dead in the protest to date, while nearly two dozen protestors are shot by the security forces on a single day. The next day, after rising violence and protest, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is adamant about leaving power, resigns and is succeeded by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim Prime Minister. Oli publicly denies accusations of ordering a crackdown on protestors, but his administration is heavily criticized for its handling of the unrest.

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8 March 2026

Bigyan Raj Sharma, a member of the high-level commission to investigate the atrocities committed during the Gen-Z protest of September 2025, briefs the media after submitting the report to the Prime Minister on March 8, 2026. The inquiry commission, led by former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki, submits its report to Prime Minister Sushila Karki on March 8, 2026, investigating the casualties and destruction during the Gen-Z movement on September 8 and 9, 2025. A team including commission coordinator Karki, former DIG Bigyanraj Sharma, and legal expert Bishweshwor Bhandari hands over the report at the Office of the Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar. The Gen-Z protest of September last year calls for transparency and accountability, as well as the end of the social media ban, and turns violent near the federal parliament. In response, police forces use water cannons, tear gas, and live ammunition, even firing from within the parliament building after protestors breach the gates and set the entrance ablaze. At least 77 people are confirmed dead in the protest to date, while nearly two dozen protestors are shot by the security forces on a single day. The next day, after rising violence and protest, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is adamant about leaving power, resigns and is succeeded by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim Prime Minister. Oli publicly denies accusations of ordering a crackdown on protestors, but his administration is heavily criticized for its handling of the unrest.

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23 December 2025

Indian security personnel frisk a vehicle along a road during a security check in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on December 23, 2025. Security is on high alert across the Kashmir Valley ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Officials say a high level of vigilance is maintained across the city, with increased patrolling, checkpoints, and deployment of additional personnel at sensitive locations. They say the focus remains on maintaining law and order while allowing normal activities to continue without disruption. Meanwhile, amid growing intelligence inputs indicating militants prepare to hit high-value targets in Jammu and Kashmir, Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Monday, December 22, 2025, says terror groups and their supporters are ''firmly on the radar of the law enforcement agencies,'' The Hindu reports.

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23 December 2025

Indian security personnel frisk a vehicle along a road during a security check in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on December 23, 2025. Security is on high alert across the Kashmir Valley ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Officials say a high level of vigilance is maintained across the city, with increased patrolling, checkpoints, and deployment of additional personnel at sensitive locations. They say the focus remains on maintaining law and order while allowing normal activities to continue without disruption. Meanwhile, amid growing intelligence inputs indicating militants prepare to hit high-value targets in Jammu and Kashmir, Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Monday, December 22, 2025, says terror groups and their supporters are ''firmly on the radar of the law enforcement agencies,'' The Hindu reports.

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23 December 2025

Indian security personnel frisk civilians along a road during a security check in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on December 23, 2025. Security is on high alert across the Kashmir Valley ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Officials say a high level of vigilance is maintained across the city, with increased patrolling, checkpoints, and deployment of additional personnel at sensitive locations. They say the focus remains on maintaining law and order while allowing normal activities to continue without disruption. Meanwhile, amid growing intelligence inputs indicating militants prepare to hit high-value targets in Jammu and Kashmir, Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on December 22, 2025, says terror groups and their supporters are ''firmly on the radar of the law enforcement agencies,'' The Hindu reports.

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23 December 2025

An Indian policeman frisks the bag of a civilian during a security check in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on December 23, 2025. Security is on high alert across the Kashmir Valley ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Officials say a high level of vigilance is maintained across the city, with increased patrolling, checkpoints, and deployment of additional personnel at sensitive locations. The focus, they say, remains on maintaining law and order while allowing normal activities to continue without disruption. Meanwhile, amid growing intelligence inputs indicating militants prepare to hit high-value targets in Jammu and Kashmir, Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on December 22, 2025, says terror groups and their supporters are ''firmly on the radar of the law enforcement agencies,'' The Hindu reports.

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23 December 2025

An Indian policeman frisks a civilian during a security check in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on December 23, 2025. Security is on high alert across the Kashmir Valley ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Officials say a high level of vigilance is maintained across the city, with increased patrolling, checkpoints, and deployment of additional personnel at sensitive locations. They say the focus remains on maintaining law and order while allowing normal activities to continue without disruption. Meanwhile, amid growing intelligence inputs indicating militants prepare to hit high-value targets in Jammu and Kashmir, Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Monday, December 22, 2025, says terror groups and their supporters are ''firmly on the radar of the law enforcement agencies,'' The Hindu reports.

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23 December 2025

An Indian security personnel stands alert on the banks of Dal Lake during a security check in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on December 23, 2025. Security is on high alert across the Kashmir Valley ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Officials say a high level of vigilance is maintained across the city, with increased patrolling, checkpoints, and deployment of additional personnel at sensitive locations. The focus, they say, remains on maintaining law and order while allowing normal activities to continue without disruption. Meanwhile, amid growing intelligence inputs indicating militants prepare to hit high-value targets in Jammu and Kashmir, Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Monday, December 22, 2025, says terror groups and their supporters are ''firmly on the radar of the law enforcement agencies,'' The Hindu reports.

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23 December 2025

An Indian security personnel patrols with a metal detector on the banks of Dal Lake during a security check in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on December 23, 2025. Security is on high alert across the Kashmir Valley ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Officials say a high level of vigilance is maintained across the city, with increased patrolling, checkpoints, and deployment of additional personnel at sensitive locations. The focus, they say, remains on maintaining law and order while allowing normal activities to continue without disruption. Meanwhile, amid growing intelligence inputs indicating militants prepare to hit high-value targets in Jammu and Kashmir, Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Monday, December 22, 2025, says terror groups and their supporters are ''firmly on the radar of the law enforcement agencies,'' The Hindu reports.

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