Kathmandu, March 28 -- Government prosecutors are set to seek judicial endorsement on Sunday for the urgent arrest warrants issued by the police in detaining former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak for investigation.

Police held Oli and Lekhak from Bhaktapur on Saturday morning in connection with deaths during the September Gen Z protests.

According to an official at the Office of the Attorney General, government prosecutors must seek judicial endorsement on Sunday for the urgent arrest warrants initially issued by the police. Under the law, police may issue such warrants when there is a risk that a suspect could abscond or destroy evidence if not arrested immediately. In other cases, an arrest require...