KATHMANDU: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has concluded that the intelligence agency failed in collecting and analyzing adequate information ahead of the Gen-Z movement held on September 8 and 9, 2025.
In its report made public on Wednesday, the commission stated that due to insufficient intelligence gathering and analysis by the National Investigation Department (NID), the ability to anticipate security challenges was significantly weakened.
Under the Special Service Act, the NID is responsible for collecting and analyzing security-related intelligence and providing timely information on potential incidents.
However, the report describes the agency’s role during the period as inactive and ineffective.
The commission further stated that as a result of the breakdown in preparedness, security forces were forced into a position of “surrender” during the large-scale violence that erupted across the country on Bhadra 24.
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