Kathmandu, March 29 -- One person has been injured and nine arrested in a protest demanding the release of former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is in police custody over the use of force during the Gen-Z protest of September last year.

The Kathmandu District Court has granted permission to keep former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak in custody for five days for investigation.

Both were presented before the court on Sunday after being arrested on Saturday from Katunje and Gundu.

The clash broke out between supporters of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist and the police in Kathmandu during a protest demanding the release of party chair KP Sharma Oli.

Tensions escalated af...