NEW DELHI: Former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was admitted to a hospital a day after he was arrested in connection with a culpable homicide case linked to the alleged suppression of the September Gen Z protests.According to the hospital, Oli was admitted following complaints of palpitations.“Former Prime Minister and Chairman of the Nepal Communist Party (UMI) KP Sharma Oli was admitted to TU Teaching Hospital on 2082-12-14 with complaints of palpitations,” a statement from the hospital read.“He is a post-renal transplant patient with hydronephrosis, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypothyroidism, atrial fibrillation with APC (on treatment), and cholelithiasis. Currently, he is under observation and monitoring in bed no. 501 of Annex 1 and is being managed by our medical team,” it added.Earlier on Saturday, Oli was taken into custody from his residence in Gundu, Bhaktapur, following a formal complaint filed by the home ministry, which led to an investigation and the issuance of arrest warrants.Authorities said the action was taken to implement the recommendations of a commission led by former Special Court judge Gauri Bahadur Karki.The commission also suggested legal action against several other officials, including then home secretary Gokarna Mani Dawadi, Armed Police Force chief Raju Aryal, former National Investigation Department head Hutaraj Thapa, and then Kathmandu chief district officer Chhabi Rijal.The commission attributed the violent crackdown on youth-led protests to criminal negligence and recklessness, citing a failure to act on prior intelligence warnings about possible escalation. A total of 77 people were killed during the protests, and property worth billions was destroyed.The arrests came a day after Balendra Shah was sworn in as Nepal’s Prime Minister. The 35-year-old leader, who heads the Rastriya Swatantra Party, assumed office under Article 76(1) of the Constitution after his party emerged as the largest in the March 5 parliamentary elections.His swearing-in ceremony was held at the President’s Office in Sheetal Niwas and was administered by President Ramchandra Paudel. Shah, the youngest Prime Minister of Nepal and the first from the Madheshi community to hold the post, has risen to prominence through his strong stance against the federal establishment and his focus on governance reforms.
