Kathmandu, March 28 -- Police have arrested former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and Nepali Congress leader and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak in connection with a culpable homicide-related case linked to the alleged suppression of the September Gen Z protests.

Oli was taken into custody from his residence in Gundu, Bhaktapur, on Saturday morning. Lekhak was arrested earlier the same morning from his residence in Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur, around 5am, his personal secretary Janak Bhatta said.

The arrests follow a formal complaint filed by the Home Ministry, which triggered an investigation and led to the issuance of arrest warrants.

Police officials said the action is being carried out to implement recommendations made by a commission...