Nepal has imposed travel bans on ousted Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli as part of an investigation into deadly protest, which killed at least 73 people earlier this month, the Interior Minister Om Prakash Aryal said today. In addition to Oli, travel bans have been placed on former home minister Ramesh Lekhak, former head of the National Investigation Department security agency Hutaraj Thapa and two other senior bureaucrats.
Interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki set up a commission to probe the violence by which restrictions were recommended yesterday. Commission member Bigyan Raj Sharma said in a statement that these five men must obtain permission to even leave the Kathmandu Valley ,as they may need to appear for investigation at any time.The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) estimates the private sector, including automobile, hotel and retail industries, endured losses worth 600 million dollars.
Former prime minister Oli has blamed infiltrators for inciting bloodshed and the alleged use of rifles in the protest came from another source.
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