A Kathmandu Post investigation counted 17 police shootings in drug operations in three years: six in 2023/24, two in 2024/25 and seven in 2025/26 by April. Two men were shot in Kathmandu and Rupandehi on 7 April 2026, and 11 of those shot or arrested in the cases were Indian nationals. Police said the shootings were self-defence; critics said they had not reduced trafficking, with drug cases rising from 4,100 in 2022/23 to 5,110 in 2024/25 and cannabis seizures reaching a record 51,439 kg.[1]
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References
- Kathmandu Post — Nepal Police is shooting drug suspects more often. It isn't reducing drug crime. (14 April 2026)Opening incidents and section on three years of data
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