Kathmandu, Dec. 29 -- Former home minister Ramesh Lekhak has reached Singha Durbar on Monday to testify before the inquiry commission formed to investigate the incidents of September 8 and 9.

Lekhak, who faces allegations of authorising the use of excessive force during the Gen Z uprising, arrived at the commission's office around noon. After completing his testimony, he is scheduled to brief journalists at the Nepali Congress parliamentary party office in Singha Durbar.

The inquiry commission, led by former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki, on Tuesday summoned Lekhak, who was home minister during the anti-corruption protests that left 77 people dead and scores injured.

The commission is in the final stage of its investigation. It has already...