KATHMANDU: Former Home Minister and Nepali Congress leader Ramesh Lekhak, who was arrested on Saturday on charges of suppressing the Gen-Z movement, was produced in the Kathmandu District Court today.
He was presented in court today since Saturday was a public holiday. Former Prime Minister and UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli is also being produced in court today.
On September 8 and9, 2025, a total of 76 people, including three policemen, died when the Gen-Z protest turned violent. More than 2,400 protesters were seriously injured during the incident.
During the protest, Singha Durbar, the Parliament Building, the Supreme Court, the President’s Office, police offices, commercial establishments, and private residences were set on fire and looted.
The inquiry commission led by Gauri Bahadur Karki, formed to investigate the incident, had found the then Prime Minister Oli, then Home Minister Lekhak, and other responsible officials guilty and recommended action.
The first cabinet meeting of the government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, formed on March 27, after the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, decided to immediately implement the commission’s report.
In the early hours of March 28, police took Oli from his residence in Gundu, Bhaktapur, and Lekhak from his residence in Katunje, Bhaktapur.
After being taken into custody, Oli was taken to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for a health check-up and admitted there as per the doctor’s recommendation. Lekhak has been kept at Police Battalion No. 2, Maharajgunj.
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