Shot in school uniform: BBC reveals police order led to Gen Z protest killings in Nepal

A leaked police document reveals that Nepal's former police inspector general, Chandra Kuber Khapung, issued an order allowing lethal force against thousands of unarmed protesters on September 8 last year. The protests, which followed weeks of simmering anger over political corruption, resulted in the deaths of 19 people, including a 17-year-old teenager who was shot in the back of the head while trying to leave the scene. Khapung has not denied issuing the order, but claims it was authorized by a government security committee and only used after other forms of force had been exhausted. The incident sparked widespread protests, leading to the resignation of Nepal's prime minister and the collapse of its government. An internal police document and insider accounts support the chain of events leading up to the shootings. A public inquiry is currently examining the incident, but no one has been held accountable so far.

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