Ramesh Lekhak Arrested Former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has been arrested.
An officer from the Kathmandu Valley Criminal Investigation Office confirmed that Lekhak had been arrested.
The Council of Ministers meeting held immediately after the formation of the new government decided to implement the report prepared by the inquiry commission led by Gauri Bahadur Karki.
Immediately afterwards, Home Minister Sudhan Gurung held continuous discussions with the heads of security agencies throughout the night.
The police had requested an official written order from the government.
The Commission of Inquiry had submitted a report to the interim government led by Sushila Karki after studying the suppression of the Genji movement that took place on 23 and 24 Bhadra.
The decision to make the report public was made by the outgoing Prime Minister Karki. However, the government has not officially made the report public.
Meanwhile, an arrest warrant has been issued for UML Chairman Oli. The report recommended that the then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, the then Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, and the then Police Chief Chandrakuber Khapung be investigated for criminal offences.
The first meeting of the new government, held on Friday, decided to immediately implement the commission’s recommendations.
After discussions that lasted until midnight, Law Secretary Parashwar Dhungana was also called to the police headquarters after no agreement was reached.
He left the headquarters and prepared a written order. After that, the police issued an urgent arrest warrant and are going to take Oli and the writer under control.
Action was recommended according to Sections 181 and 182 of the Criminal Code.
The said section mentions that action will be taken under the crime of negligence and negligent homicide. The commission had mentioned both those sections and recommended action.