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Nepal’s former Power Minister Deepak Khadka was arrested on Sunday (March 29, 2026) as a part of an investigation into cash laundering, police stated.
The announcement got here a day after ex-Prime Minister Okay.P. Sharma Oli and former Dwelling Minister Ramesh Lekhak have been arrested over their alleged roles in a lethal crackdown on anti-corruption protesters in September.
Khadka “was arrested this morning in a case regarding cash laundering”, Shiva Kumar Shrestha, spokesman for the Central Investigation Bureau, instructed AFP.
Nepal’s Division of Cash Laundering Investigation will oversee the probe, he stated.
Newly appointed Dwelling Affairs Minister wrote on Fb that Khadka had been “detained at the moment in reference to the investigation of the cash recovered from his residence through the 9 September protest”.
The youth-led rebellion that month started over a quick social media ban however grew to incorporate longstanding frustration over corruption and financial hardship.
At the least 76 individuals have been killed in a crackdown on September 8 and 9, in accordance with an inquiry fee into the violence.
Demonstrators set fireplace to the parliament constructing and authorities workplaces, and ultimately introduced down Oli’s administration.
Khadka’s residence was set ablaze, and movies went viral displaying protesters throwing money present in his dwelling up into the air.
Nepalis held elections this month that the Rastriya Swatantra Social gathering received by a landslide.
Its chief, rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, formally took workplace as prime minister on Friday.
The federal government unveiled an formidable 100-point agenda for governance reform on Saturday, together with a plan to type an investigation committee to look into the belongings of politicians and high-ranking state staff.
The identical day, Oli and Lekhak have been arrested. A government-backed inquiry fee had beforehand advisable that Oli and different officers be prosecuted for neglect after not appearing to cease safety forces from firing on protestors.
Oli and Lekhak have denied ordering forces to open fireplace on protesters.
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Printed – March 29, 2026 01:02 pm IST