Nepal’s government has faced violent protests over a ban on popular social media platforms, leading to police use of deadly force and the resignation of the prime minister.

Soldiers in Nepal's capital have ordered people to stay home after the military came out in force overnight to halt two days of deadly unrest that prompted the government's collapse as protesters set buildings on fire.

Taking to X, Ram Gopal Varma wrote, "The speculation on whether the NEPAL situation can ever happen in INDIA is pure nonsense, because even on 7th September, no one neither in Nepal nor in India nor anywhere in the world, could have predicted what would happen on 8th September? ..So all anyone can say is 'IT WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL IT HAPPENS'."

Tensions flared when protesters broke through barricades near the Parliament building, prompting security forces to use batons, tear gas, and rubber bullets to push back the crowds, eyewitnesses recounted.

Several social media sites, including Facebook, YouTube, and X, have been inaccessible in Nepal since Friday after the government blocked 26 unregistered platforms, leaving users angry and confused.