Gen-Z probe commission submits its report to Nepal Government

Nepal's Gen-Z probe commission submits a report blaming poor governance for protests, but names of responsible individuals remain undisclosed.

A high-level commission to probe the killings, arson and damages during the Gen-Z protests in September last year submitted its report to Nepal’s interim government on Sunday (March 8, 2026), blaming lack of good governance and inefficiency by the then administration.

As the probe report was submitted to the interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki at the PM Office at Singhdurbar, neither the commission chief nor the government released any names of persons responsible for shooting at Gen-Z protesters and other related issues.

A total of 76 people were killed during the two-day protest — 22 youths on September 8 and 54 others on the next day.

A week after Sushila Karki took over as the interim Prime Minister, a decision by the cabinet on September 21 led to the formation of the judicial inquiry commission led by former Supreme Court justice Gauri Bahadur Karki to probe into the incidents related to the September Gen Z protests.

The incident occurred mainly due to a lack of good governance and inefficiency shown by the then government administration, the chair of the commission, Gauri Bahadur Karki, said.

People were frustrated due to the politicisation of government institutions, including bureaucracy and judicial bodies, he said.