Nepal Police's Increased Shootings of Drug Suspects Ineffective
A report indicates that Nepal Police are increasingly resorting to shooting drug suspects, but this tactic has not led to a reduction in drug-related crime.
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A report indicates that Nepal Police are increasingly resorting to shooting drug suspects, but this tactic has not led to a reduction in drug-related crime.

New evidence from the BBC reveals that a police order resulted in the shooting deaths of 19 people during a Gen Z protest in Kathmandu last September.
Nepalese police have charged 32 individuals, including guides, helicopter pilots, and medical personnel, in connection with an insurance fraud scheme on Mount Everest. The corrupt plot allegedly involved intoxicating climbers and trekkers to defraud insurance companies of nearly 17 million.

Nepal's former prime minister KP Sharma Oli has been arrested along with a former home minister over their alleged roles in a deadly protest crackdown that killed over 70 people, just a day after a new government was sworn in. Reports confirm at least 77 people were killed in the anti-corruption youth uprising.