"High-Level Report"

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13 March 2026

Demonstrators hold placards with anti-rape slogans in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 12, 2026, demanding a thorough investigation and strict action against those responsible for the killing of Inisha BK, a teenager from Mid-Western Nepal. Protesters call for a serious investigation into the case and demand the harshest possible punishment for those involved in the incident. Participants carry placards with slogans such as ''Punish Inisha BK's killers,'' ''End violence against children,'' ''Down with patriarchy,'' and ''Dismantle the system that breeds rapists.'' The demonstrators also call for the formation of a high-level commission to ensure impartial investigations into all rape cases across the country. BK is found dead in a community forest in Birendranagar. According to preliminary findings by Nepal Police, based on the post-mortem report and statements from those arrested, she dies due to excessive bleeding following sexual assault.

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#13438962

13 March 2026

Demonstrators hold placards with anti-rape slogans in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 12, 2026, demanding a thorough investigation and strict action against those responsible for the killing of Inisha BK, a teenager from Mid-Western Nepal. Protesters call for a serious investigation into the case and demand the harshest possible punishment for those involved in the incident. Participants carry placards with slogans such as ''Punish Inisha BK's killers,'' ''End violence against children,'' ''Down with patriarchy,'' and ''Dismantle the system that breeds rapists.'' The demonstrators also call for the formation of a high-level commission to ensure impartial investigations into all rape cases across the country. BK is found dead in a community forest in Birendranagar. According to preliminary findings by Nepal Police, based on the post-mortem report and statements from those arrested, she dies due to excessive bleeding following sexual assault.

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#13438963

13 March 2026

Demonstrators hold placards with anti-rape slogans in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 12, 2026, demanding a thorough investigation and strict action against those responsible for the killing of Inisha BK, a teenager from Mid-Western Nepal. Protesters call for a serious investigation into the case and demand the harshest possible punishment for those involved in the incident. Participants carry placards with slogans such as ''Punish Inisha BK's killers,'' ''End violence against children,'' ''Down with patriarchy,'' and ''Dismantle the system that breeds rapists.'' The demonstrators also call for the formation of a high-level commission to ensure impartial investigations into all rape cases across the country. BK is found dead in a community forest in Birendranagar. According to preliminary findings by Nepal Police, based on the post-mortem report and statements from those arrested, she dies due to excessive bleeding following sexual assault.

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#13438964

13 March 2026

Demonstrators hold placards with anti-rape slogans in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 12, 2026, demanding a thorough investigation and strict action against those responsible for the killing of Inisha BK, a teenager from Mid-Western Nepal. Protesters call for a serious investigation into the case and demand the harshest possible punishment for those involved in the incident. Participants carry placards with slogans such as ''Punish Inisha BK's killers,'' ''End violence against children,'' ''Down with patriarchy,'' and ''Dismantle the system that breeds rapists.'' The demonstrators also call for the formation of a high-level commission to ensure impartial investigations into all rape cases across the country. BK is found dead in a community forest in Birendranagar. According to preliminary findings by Nepal Police, based on the post-mortem report and statements from those arrested, she dies due to excessive bleeding following sexual assault.

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13 March 2026

Demonstrators hold placards with anti-rape slogans in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 12, 2026, demanding a thorough investigation and strict action against those responsible for the killing of Inisha BK, a teenager from Mid-Western Nepal. Protesters call for a serious investigation into the case and demand the harshest possible punishment for those involved in the incident. Participants carry placards with slogans such as ''Punish Inisha BK's killers,'' ''End violence against children,'' ''Down with patriarchy,'' and ''Dismantle the system that breeds rapists.'' The demonstrators also call for the formation of a high-level commission to ensure impartial investigations into all rape cases across the country. BK is found dead in a community forest in Birendranagar. According to preliminary findings by Nepal Police, based on the post-mortem report and statements from those arrested, she dies due to excessive bleeding following sexual assault.

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#13438966

13 March 2026

Demonstrators hold placards with anti-rape slogans in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 12, 2026, demanding a thorough investigation and strict action against those responsible for the killing of Inisha BK, a teenager from Mid-Western Nepal. Protesters call for a serious investigation into the case and demand the harshest possible punishment for those involved in the incident. Participants carry placards with slogans such as ''Punish Inisha BK's killers,'' ''End violence against children,'' ''Down with patriarchy,'' and ''Dismantle the system that breeds rapists.'' The demonstrators also call for the formation of a high-level commission to ensure impartial investigations into all rape cases across the country. BK is found dead in a community forest in Birendranagar. According to preliminary findings by Nepal Police, based on the post-mortem report and statements from those arrested, she dies due to excessive bleeding following sexual assault.

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#13438967

13 March 2026

Demonstrators hold placards with anti-rape slogans in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 12, 2026, demanding a thorough investigation and strict action against those responsible for the killing of Inisha BK, a teenager from Mid-Western Nepal. Protesters call for a serious investigation into the case and demand the harshest possible punishment for those involved in the incident. Participants carry placards with slogans such as ''Punish Inisha BK's killers,'' ''End violence against children,'' ''Down with patriarchy,'' and ''Dismantle the system that breeds rapists.'' The demonstrators also call for the formation of a high-level commission to ensure impartial investigations into all rape cases across the country. BK is found dead in a community forest in Birendranagar. According to preliminary findings by Nepal Police, based on the post-mortem report and statements from those arrested, she dies due to excessive bleeding following sexual assault.

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#13418339

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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#13418338

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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#13418340

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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#13418341

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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#13418342

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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#13418343

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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#13418344

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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#13418345

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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#13418346

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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