KATHMANDU: A Nepal court on Sunday extended by five days the detention of former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and his home minister after their arrest over alleged involvement in a deadly crackdown on the 2025 protests that ousted him. "The court has decided to permit five days extension," Kathmandu District Court information officer Deepak Kumar Shrestha told AFP. Shrestha noted that the court has also said the former prime minister should get the medical care he requires. Oli appeared in court via video-link from a hospital on Sunday, where he was admitted on Saturday following a procedural check-up. The Supreme Court is due on Monday to consider a petition for Oli and Lekhak's release, court spokesman Arjun Prasad Koirala said.

Source: Indian Express March 29, 2026 13:27 UTC