Death Toll From Nepal’s Anti-Corruption Protests Raised to 72

A Nepali Army soldier guards outside presidential building "Shital Niwas," following Monday's deadly anti-corruption protests triggered by a social media ban, which was later lifted, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept. 12, 2025. Adnan Abidi/Reuters

KATHMANDU—Authorities in Nepal have raised the death toll from last week’s unrest to 72 as search teams recover bodies from government offices, houses and other buildings set on fire during the anti-corruption protests, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

In the deadliest outbreak of political violence in Nepal for decades, mainly young Nepalis took to the streets of the capital and other cities early last week, prompting Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign on Tuesday.