The Nepali government on Monday said it has imposed a travel ban on ousted Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and four former officials as part of an investigation into the death of 72 participants in the violent anti-government protests that took place earlier this month, AFP reported.

Apart from Oli, the ban was placed on former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, former National Investigation Department chief Hutaraj Thapa and two bureaucrats.

The political crisis in the country began following protests sparked by the Nepali government’s ban on 26 social media platforms on September 4.

Although the Oli government lifted the social media ban on September 8, the agitation evolved into a broader protest against alleged corruption and misgovernance. A day later, Oli resigned from his post.

At least 72 persons were killed in the protests.

The demonstrations were described as a protest mainly by “Gen Z”, generally referring to persons born between the late 1990s and 2010.

On September 12, Sushila Karki, a former chief justice, was appointed interim prime minister until the parliamentary election on March 5.

Karki also set up a commission to investigate the violence.

The travel ban on Oli and the four former officials were recommended by the commission on Sunday, AFP reported. The restrictions were “already in effect”, the news agency quoted Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal as saying on Monday.

Bigyan Raj Sharma, a member of the commission, had said on Sunday that the five men must obtain permission to leave the Kathmandu valley as they “may need to appear for investigation at any time”.

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