29.03.2026 15:34
Nepal's former Energy Minister Deepak Khadka has been detained in connection with a money laundering investigation. It has been reported that burned banknote fragments were found at Khadka's home.
Former Nepalese Energy Minister Deepak Khadka has been reported to be detained in connection with a money laundering investigation. Detention operations are ongoing as part of investigations into the violent protests in Nepal in September 2025. According to The Kathmandu Post, the police stated that Khadka was detained in the money laundering investigation.
BURNED BANKNOTE PIECES FOUND IN KHADKA'S HOUSE
The police reported that images of burned banknote pieces have emerged from the homes of Khadka and former Prime Ministers Sher Bahadur Deuba and Pushpa Kamal Dahal, and these findings have been confirmed through forensic laboratory examinations. The detention of Khadka came after former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Interior Minister Ramesh Lekhak were detained in connection with investigations related to deaths during the protests.
Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah approved the provision of public employment opportunities to the families of the 27 students who lost their lives in the protests of 2025. Accordingly, one close family member of each deceased student will be hired in the electricity authority units in their respective regions.
PROTESTS IN NEPAL
The protests that began after the government blocked social media platforms on the grounds that no license applications had been made led to violent incidents. In the protests led by the youth, 77 people lost their lives, and more than 2,000 were injured. During the process in which many ministers in the cabinet resigned, the protests turned into attacks on the homes of political leaders and public buildings.
Then-Prime Minister Oli resigned on September 9, 2025, and thousands of prisoners escaped from prisons. During the protests, many public institutions, including the Nepalese Parliament, the Nepalese Supreme Court, and the central government secretariat, were set on fire.