Nepal imposed a travel ban on the former police chief on Thursday as a government commission investigates his role in a deadly crackdown during the September uprising that toppled the government.
Chandra Kuber Khapung, who retired on Thursday, was police chief during the youth-led protests that erupted on September 8.
The order 鈥榖ans his foreign travel with effect from today and prevents him from leaving the Kathmandu Valley without the commission鈥檚 approval鈥�, commission member Bigyan Raj Sharma said in a statement.
Khapung 鈥榳ill be required to appear before the commission at any time鈥�, it said.
The commission has issued similar travel bans on ousted prime minister KP Sharma Oli, former home minister Ramesh Lekhak, former head of the National Investigation Department security agency Hutaraj Thapa, and two other senior bureaucrats.
The demonstrations, initially triggered by anger over a brief government ban on social media, were spearheaded by protesters under the loose 鈥楪en Z鈥� umbrella title. They were fuelled by deeper frustration over economic hardship and corruption.
At least 19 people were killed in a crackdown on the first day of protests.
The unrest spread nationwide the following day as parliament and government offices were set ablaze, resulting in the government鈥檚 collapse.
At least 76 people were killed over two days of unrest.
Within days, 73-year-old former chief justice Sushila Karki was appointed interim prime minister to lead the Himalayan nation to elections on March 5, 2026.
One of her first acts was to establish a commission to investigate the violence.
Police have arrested more than 400 people accused of crimes ranging from murder to vandalism during the uprising.
More than 2,700 structures were attacked across Nepal, including government buildings, police stations, hotels, businesses, party offices and the houses of politicians. Supermarkets, stores and private residences were also looted.
Around 14,500 detainees also escaped from prisons nationwide during the chaos. Authorities say 5,020 remain at large.