Kathmandu, March 8, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal's government-formed investigation commission to probe the deadly September 2025 youth-led uprising that toppled the government submitted its report Sunday.
At least 77 people were killed in the September 8-9 protests, triggered by a brief government ban on social media but building on public frustration after years of economic stagnation and allegations of entrenched political corruption.
Its findings have not yet been made public.
The submission comes days after the country held an election, where the centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party's rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah defeated the ousted four-time prime minister KP Sharma Oli.
RSP has secured a majority in the direct parliamentary elections, partial official results showed Sunday, and is heading for a landslide according to official trends.
Commission chair Gauri Bahadur Karki handed the report to Sushila Karki, the interim prime minister, who has led the Himalayan nation since the unrest.
"After studying it, the implementation process will move forward. We will also discuss making it public," Karki said in a statement after receiving it.
Commission member Bigyan Raj Sharma told reporters the team had questioned more than 200 people, and had submitted a 900-page report -- with more than 8,000 additional pages.
"We tried to conduct fact-finding for September 8 and 9," he said.
"Based on what we saw, understood, and verified through the evidence, we have provided our opinions and recommendations. This is now the government's property, and the government will take the necessary action."
At least 19 young people were killed in a crackdown on the first day of protests.
The unrest spread nationwide the following day as parliament and government offices were set ablaze, resulting in the government's collapse.
More than 2,700 structures were attacked across Nepal, including government buildings, police stations, hotels, businesses, party offices and the houses of politicians. Supermarkets, stores and private residences were also looted.
Around 14,500 detainees also escaped from prisons nationwide during the chaos.
Within days, 73-year-old former chief justice Karki was appointed interim prime minister.
One of her first acts was to establish a commission to investigate the violence.

Sumber : AFP