A Nepalese court has extended the detention of former Prime Minister K.P. Oli in connection with a deadly protest probe. Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested a day after Prime Minister Balendra Shah took office following the country's first elections since the September uprising.

Police arrested Mr. Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, a day after Prime Minister Balendra Shah was sworn in following the first elections since the September uprising that toppled Mr. Oli's government