New Delhi, March 28 -- Nepal's former prime minister K P Sharma Oli and ex-home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on Saturday morning over their alleged involvement in deadly September protests, reports said.

Oli was taken into custody from his residence in Gundu, Bhaktapur at around 5 am on Saturday, reported The Kathmandu Post, while Lekhak was arrested from his resdence in Suryabinayak.

The arrests follow a formal complaint by Nepal's home ministry, which triggered an investigation into last year's deadly protests and led to the issuance of warrants.

"They were arrested this morning and the process will move forward according to the law," Kathmandu Valley police spokesman Om Adhikari told AFP.

During last year's youth-led protes...