Former PM Oli remanded in judicial custody for 5 days as protests continue across Nepal

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · Mar 29, 2026 · 509 words · By PTI

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What to know about Former PM Oli remanded in judicial custody for 5 days as protests continue across Nepal

Sharma Oli was remanded in judicial custody for five days by the Kathmandu District Court on Sunday (March 29, 2026), even as protests continue to erupt in various parts of the country over the arrests.

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What happened

Why it matters

Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on Saturday (March 28, 2026) for their alleged involvement in suppressing the Gen Z movement of September 8 and 9 last year, in which 76 people, including around two dozen youths, were killed.

Common ground

The arrests came a day after the newly formed Balendra Shah government decided to implement the report of the probe commission into the Gen Z protests in its first cabinet meeting.

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Claim 1: “The arrests came a day after the newly formed Balendra Shah government decided to implement the report of the probe commission into the Gen Z protests in its first cabinet meeting.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sushila Karki (born 7 June 1952) is a Nepalese lawyer and stateswoman who served as Chief Justice of Nepal from 2016 to 2017 and as interim prime minister of Nepal from 2025 to 2026. She became prime …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In September 2025, large-scale anti-corruption protests and demonstrations took place all across Nepal, predominantly organized by Generation Z students and young citizens. Known as "the Gen Z protest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Nepalese_Gen_Z_protests

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (born 22 February 1952) is a Nepalese politician who served three terms as the prime minister of Nepal, from 2015 to 2016, 2018 to 2021, and 2024 to 2025. He has been the chai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._P._Sharma_Oli

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Claim 2: “In another development, the Nepal police on Sunday (March 29, 2026) arrested former Energy Minister and Nepali Congress leader Deepak Khadka in connection with a money-laundering case, local media reported.”

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Claim 3: “During the Gen Z protest last year, images and videos had surfaced showing burnt fragments of banknotes at the residences of Khadka and former prime ministers Sher Bahadur Deuba and Pushpa Kamal Dahal. The findings were reportedly later confirmed through forensic laboratory tests.”

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Claim 4: “Mr. Oli is currently undergoing medical treatment at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, as his health conditions deteriorated when he was taken to the hospital on Saturday (March 28, 2026) for a health check-up following the arrest.”

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Claim 5: “However, ex-PM Oli virtually attended the district court session due to his deteriorating health conditions, according to Deepak Kumar Shrestha, information officer at the district court.”

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Claim 6: “He will remain in the hospital during the five-day custody.”

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Claim 7: “The police detained Khadka for investigation after receiving a request from the Department of Money Laundering Investigation.”

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Claim 8: “He is a post renal transplant patient with hydronephrosis, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypothyroidism, atrial fibrillation with APC [on treatment] and cholelithiasis,”

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Claim 9: “Mr. Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on Saturday (March 28, 2026) for their alleged involvement in suppressing the Gen Z movement of September 8 and 9 last year, in which 76 people, including around two dozen youths, were killed.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Early general elections were held in Nepal on 5 March 2026 to elect the 275 members of the House of Representatives as announced on 12 September 2025 by the President of Nepal, on the recommendation o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Nepalese_general_election

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Claim 10: “Mr. Khadka was accused of receiving financial benefits in exchange for facilitating licences and contracts for projects while serving as the Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.”

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Claim 11: “The CPN-UML has submitted a protest🙏 letter to the District Administration Offices (DAOs) across the country, including Kathmandu, to oppose the arrests.”

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Claim 12: “Nepal's former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli was remanded in judicial custody for five days by the Kathmandu District Court on Sunday (March 29, 2026).”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The position of the Prime Minister of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री, romanized: Nepālko Pradhānmantrī) in modern form was called by different names at different times of Nepalese history. In th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Nep…

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Claim 13: “Mr. Oli’s party has been staging protests across the country demanding the immediate release of Chairman K.P. Oli since Saturday (March 28, 2026).”

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Claim 14: “Mr. Lekhak was presented before the district court seeking remand for ten days to carry out further investigation into their alleged involvement in the incidents of killings. He was also remanded in custody for five days.”

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Claim 15: “Workers of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Lennist) held a protest in Maitighar against the arrest of the party chair, Oli.”

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Claim 16: “In the memorandum, the party has objected to the recommendation of the probe commission formed to investigate the incidents of September 8-9, to take legal action against high officials, including Mr. Oli and Mr. Lekhak.”

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Claim 17: “A separate habeas corpus has been registered at the Supreme Court demanding the release of former PM Oli and then Home Minister Lekhak, according to the court's sources.”

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