Overview

• Nepal Army sources confirmed KP Sharma Oli exited a barracks after nine days of protection, with media reporting he has shifted to a house in Gundu, Bhaktapur, though officials have not disclosed the address.
• Oli’s Balkot residence was torched on September 9, the day he was evacuated by army helicopter as unrest intensified and he stepped down as prime minister.
• A Nepalese portal cited by India Today reported Army Chief Ashok Raj Sigdel told Oli, “Helicopter only after you resign,” a claim that has been reported but not independently verified.
• Other senior leaders also took shelter under army security, and Sher Bahadur Deuba and his spouse remain under guard in hospital as they receive treatment for injuries.
• An interim government led by former chief justice Sushila Karki is in place with elections scheduled for March 2026, and reporting has put the death toll from the violence at around 72.