Death toll from Nepal protests rises to 51; high-level meeting at President’s House at 2 pm today

The death toll in Gen Z protests in Nepal rose to 51, and more than 1,300 were injured, Nepal’s Health Ministry told media. Thirty deaths were reported due to the bullets, and 21 died due to burns, wounds, and other injuries. The toll includes Police Personnel, the ministry said.A high-level crisis meeting is scheduled at the President’s House at 2 pm today. The discussion is likely on who will head the interim government. The name of former chief justice Sushila Karki has been doing the rounds.
Meanwhile, the Himalayan nation is limping back to normalcy. The police force is gradually resuming operations in the Kathmandu Valley, with police stations and posts that were vandalised or set ablaze were slowly coming back into operation.
Dozens of police stations across the Valley were vandalised and damaged, though the exact number is yet to be confirmed.Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli quit on September 9 shortly after hundreds of agitators entered his office demanding his resignation for the death of at least 19 people in police action during September 8 protests over corruption and a social media ban. The ban on social media was lifted September 8 night.

The violence continued even after Oli’s resignation, with protesters setting fire to the Parliament, the President’s Office, the PM’s residence, government buildings, political parties’ offices and homes of senior leaders.