Nepal’s interim government, led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki, officially established a three-member probe committee on Sunday, September 21, 2025. This high-level panel, headed by a former Supreme Court judge, will investigate the ‘Gen Z’ protests which tragically claimed 72 lives and ultimately led to the downfall of the previous K.P. Sharma Oli administration.
Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal confirmed the committee’s formation from the Singhdurbar Secretariat, naming former justice Gauri Bahadur Karki, former additional inspector general of police Bigyan Ran Sharma, and legal expert Bishweshwor Prasad Bhandari as its members.
This critical inquiry was prompted by widespread youth demonstrations across the country. Many are now drawing parallels to similar youth-led movements seen in the U.S., Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, highlighting a global trend of ‘Gen Z’ activism against perceived injustices.
The commission has been given a strict mandate: to deliver its findings and report to the government within a three-month timeframe.
The establishment of such a high-level probe into the killings of protesters in Kathmandu on September 8 and 9 was a central demand from the ‘Gen Z’ activist groups themselves.
Adding to the intensity, the Gen Z group had explicitly called for the arrest of former Prime Minister Oli and then Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, alleging their involvement in a shootout that resulted in 19 deaths during the September 8 anti-government protests. Overall, these violent demonstrations, fueled by allegations of corruption and a controversial social media ban, led to at least 72 fatalities, including three police officers, across the nation.