Both had been arrested on the orders of Home Minister Sudan Gurung on March 28th and charged with criminal negligence resulting in the deaths of 77 people during the GenZ uprising last September.

The court order made it clear that the police could not keep extending the detention period and directed that the investigation could continue even after their release. Oli has been held at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for health reasons.

The RSP government of Prime Minister Balen Shah is reportedly reopening dozens of cases of corruption and malfeasance and is forming high-level committees to investigate the properties of public service office holders dating back to 1990.

A sensitive issue for this government is the burning of the Singha Durbar, Nepal's seat of government, and other government offices, including parliament, that were set upon and sacked during the Gen Z protest. The government has promised a separate probe into that.

Businessmen have also been pulled into the dragnet, with several arrested in cases of alleged money laundering. In Kathmandu alone, according to one report, 195 people have been picked up and detained on various charges ranging from fraud to vandalism.

These actions stem from the pressure the new government is under from the Financial Action Task Force, which has identified persistent deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing regime.