Overview

• The committee is led by former justice Gauri Bahadur Karki, with ex–police AIG Bigyan Ran Sharma and legal expert Bishweshwor Prasad Bhandari as members, and it must submit its report within three months.
• Gen Z leaders renewed calls to immediately detain K.P. Sharma Oli, Ramesh Lekhak and Kathmandu CDO Chhabi Rijal over an alleged Naya Baneshwor shootout that they say killed 19 activists, and they urged a sweeping wealth audit since 1990.
• In his first public remarks since stepping down, Oli denied ordering police to fire on demonstrators and called for an investigation, claiming shots came from automatic weapons not issued to police.
• At least 72 people, including three police officers, were killed during the September 8–9 unrest that followed a social-media ban and broader anger over corruption and governance.
• Authorities reported signs of stabilization as curfews eased and the army scaled back, and interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki added five ministers to her cabinet ahead of their swearing-in.