Ramesh Lekhak

Ramesh Lekhak is a Nepali politician and former Home Minister. He is a leader within the Nepali Congress party. Lekhak has recently become newsworthy due to his arrest in late March 2026 in connection with the violent suppression of a youth uprising in September 2025. The protests resulted in 76 deaths and over 2,600 injuries. A high-level probe, led by a former judge, found Lekhak, along with former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and other senior officials, responsible for criminal negligence in the shootings that occurred during the uprising. The leak of the probe's report has further amplified the controversy. His arrest and the accusations against him highlight the ongoing accountability efforts related to the deadly events of the 2025 protests and the potential legal ramifications for those in positions of power at the time.