Kathmandu, Oct. 10 -- The inquiry commission investigating the loss of lives and property during the Gen Z protests on September 8 and 9 has returned a complaint against former prime minister KP Sharma Oli, then home minister Ramesh Lekhak, and others to the police. The move has complicated the case's progress, with security officials advising the government to act with caution on the high-profile case.

The complaint was returned to the police on the same day Oli dismissed the commission as "fake". The families of those killed in the protests filed the case at the Kathmandu District Police Range on October 6.

A meeting at Singha Durbar on the same evening, followed by another at Baluwatar on Monday night, saw security chiefs warn that a...