K. P. Sharma Oli and Ramesh Lekhak were released from custody on Thursday on personal recognisance bail after investigators failed to complete a probe within a court-set deadline, police said. ADVERTISEMENTKathmandu police spokesperson Pawan Kumar Bhattarai said both leaders have been released on the condition that they will appear before authorities when required. Oli was handed over to his wife, Radhika Shakya, while 62-year-old Lekhak was handed over to his wife, Yashoda, Bhattarai said. Oli leads the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), while Lekhak is a senior leader of the Nepali Congress. Their arrests followed a decision by the government led by Balendra Shah to act on a probe commission’s report on the protests.

Source: The Telegraph April 09, 2026 12:45 UTC