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Kathmandu, Sept 21: The government will form a high-level judicial probe commission under former Special Court chair and ex-judge Gauri Bahadur Karki to investigate incidents during the Gen Z protests. The decision follows a cabinet meeting last Monday, chaired by interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki, which gave in-principle approval to create the commission.

According to sources, Karki has now been finalized to lead the three-member commission. A Home Ministry official said the commission will investigate loss of life and property damage and will be headed by a former judge.

Earlier, the government had decided to form a commission but had not finalized its members. Separately, the National Human Rights Commission formed a task force led by its member Lily Thapa to investigate rights violations during the protests. The task force has been directed to submit its report within 45 days.

So far, 73 people, including youths, students, security personnel, and prisoners, have died in the protests. The government has been accused of negligence that led to the deaths and extensive damage, including the destruction of major state infrastructure. The judicial commission will determine responsibility for the events.

The protests toppled the KP Sharma Oli-led elected government, supported by the Congress and UML, and led to the formation of an interim cabinet under former Chief Justice Sushila Karki. The interim cabinet currently has three ministers and is tasked with investigating the loss of life and damage, as well as holding House of Representatives elections within six months.

On the day she took office, Karki pledged that those involved in vandalism and arson against government, public, and private property would be brought to justice.

People’s News Monitoring Service