Gen Z Protests Turn Violent: Former PM Deuba and Wife Assaulted, Army Rescues Them - Watch Video

Former Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife, Foreign Minister Arzu Deuba, were attacked Tuesday by a mob during the ongoing Gen Z–led protests that have shaken the country, leaving 22 people dead and more than 250 injured. The Nepal Army later intervened to rescue them. Their condition was not immediately known.

Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel was also chased and beaten on the streets by demonstrators. Video shared online purportedly showed Paudel running down a street as a mob pursued him. A man kicked him while others struck him before security officers intervened.

The protests, led largely by young demonstrators calling themselves "Gen Z", have shaken the capital and nearby districts despite curfews and heavy police deployment. Demonstrators stormed parliament, torched vehicles, and attacked the homes of senior politicians, including President Ramchandra Paudel.

Oli resigned hours after hundreds of agitators entered his office demanding accountability for the deaths. In a letter to the president, he cited "extraordinary circumstances" and said he was quitting to allow a "constitutional and political" resolution.

Flight services at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport were suspended as violence spread across the city. Protesters burned tires to block roads in Kalanki and pelted stones at officials' residences in Lalitpur.

Hours before Oli's resignation, demonstrators set fire to his private house in Balkot. Residences of former prime ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Sher Bahadur Deuba, and Communication Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung — who had ordered the social media ban — were also attacked.

The ban on 26 platforms, including Facebook and X, was lifted late Monday, but protesters continued to rally, accusing leaders of corruption and suppressing free speech. "KP chor, desh chhod" ("KP thief, leave the country") and "Take action against corrupt leaders" were among the chants heard in the streets.

The Gen Z activists have used platforms like Reddit and Instagram to accuse ministers' families of flaunting wealth derived from graft. They are demanding a national unity government, freedom of expression guarantees, and a retirement age for politicians.

Opposition leaders quickly called for dialogue. "PM Oli should immediately resign, taking responsibility for the situation," Nepali Congress general secretary Gagan Thapa wrote on social media earlier Tuesday.

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