Victims Of Death Of Riots In Nepal Reaches 72 People

The atmosphere of the center of the crowd is starting to become conducive after the riots in Kathmandu, Nepal. (ANTARA/HO-Kemlu RI)

JAKARTA - The death toll from last week's protests in Nepal, widely dubbed the "Gen Z Revolution", has reached 72 people, Nepal's Chief Secretary, Eaknarayan Aryal said on Sunday.

"Of the total death toll, 59 people were protesters, 10 inmates, and three were security officers," Aryal was quoted as saying on the online news site Khabar.

Aryal added that 134 protesters and 57 police officers were injured in the clashes.

Nepal's interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki has allocated a fund of 1 million Nepal rupees (Approximately Rp. 114.8 million) to the families of each victim who died in the riots.

Karki, the country's former chief attorney general, took office as head of government on Friday.

Meanwhile, acts of vandalism carried out during the protests were considered criminal acts and Karki called for a full investigation into the cause of the mass riots. He also said that the government was investigating attacks on parliament buildings, Supreme Courts, business complexes, and private property.

On September 4, Nepal's authorities blocked major social media platforms for crossing the deadline for registration with the Ministry of Communication. This was responded to by many people, especially the younger generation, by taking to the streets.

Although the ban has been lifted, it has not stopped mass protests and the riots that followed suit.

The protests ultimately led Nepali Prime Minister Sharma Oli to resign on Tuesday after protesters stormed parliament and set fire to the homes of several senior officials in Kathmandu.

The vandalism prompted police to fire water cannons, tear gas, and live ammunition to disperse the demonstrators.

On the same day, the army finally intervened to maintain public order in the capital Nepal and other cities.