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Ex-PM Oli, ex-home minister Lekhak under arrest

Kathmandu, March 28: Former prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli is under arrest. He was arrested by the police early this morning from his residence in Gundu, Bjaktapur.

Accordingly, ex-home minister Ramesh Lekhak was arrested earlier to Oli’s arrest. Lekhak was arrested by police a short while ago from his residence in Katunje, Bhaktapur.

Shortly after the formation of the new government, a Cabinet meeting had decided to implement the report prepared by the investigation commission led by Gauribahadur Karki related to the Gen-Z unrest on September 8 and 9.

Immediately afterwards, Home Minister Sudhan Gurung held continuous discussions with the heads of security agencies throughout the night. The police had formally requested a written order from the government. Around midnight, the Secretary of the Ministry of Law was also summoned to the headquarters in Naxal.

People’s News Monitoring Service.

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