Central agencies have launched an investigation into social media messages allegedly calling for weapons to be brought from Kerala to the recent Gen Z protests in Nepal. Kerala Police has initiated a preliminary probe based on an intelligence report indicating possible local involvement. Cyber police have traced links between a Discord account named “Greenish”, active during the protests, and certain Malayali individuals. Authorities are also examining whether any Keralite directly participated in the violent demonstrations.
Investigators suspect the involvement of a group previously accused in a major arms smuggling case connected to Kerala. This group includes individuals charged in the T.P. Chandrasekharan murder case, who were earlier found to have trafficked weapons, including guns, from India’s northeastern states. Two years ago, Karnataka Police had seized a cache of such arms and identified a gang led by Chandrasekharan murder accused T.K. Rajeesh as being behind the operation. According to reports, Rajeesh was questioned by Bengaluru police while lodged in Kannur Central Jail for trying to smuggle weapons from Myanmar to Nagaland and then into Kerala. The central agencies had already raised concerns about the scale of arms smuggling to Kerala, and the latest revelations linking Kerala to Nepal’s Gen Z protests have intensified their scrutiny.
The Kathmandu Post reported that messages originating from Kerala surfaced during online planning sessions for the Gen Z protests. The report highlighted Discord chats in which users discussed collecting weapons and offering logistical support to protesters. Discord, a U.S.-based platform popular among online gaming communities, reportedly served as the main communication tool for protest organizers. The Kathmandu Post revealed that two Discord servers, “Yuvatha” and “Yuva Hub,” were primarily used to coordinate the protests. These channels enabled participants to fix protest locations, timings, and strategies with precision. Screenshots released by the newspaper show that conversations included calls for arming protesters, sharing protest strategies, and circulating counter-messages.
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One of the most alarming messages came from a Discord user with the handle “Greenish” (Greenishhhhh). At 11:49 p.m. on September 8, the user posted, “I want guns.” Two minutes later, another message followed: “I can import guns from India.” By 11:51 p.m., the same user claimed that around 50 grenades could also be arranged. At 11:56 p.m., he added, “I know a dealer in Kerala. He said he could bring them if I asked him.” These messages have become the focus of cyber investigators in both India and Nepal. While some users in the chat called for discipline and restraint, others propagated fake news and misinformation on Discord to fuel the unrest. The online exchanges coincided with a wave of protests that swept across Nepal on September 8, 2025. Thousands of young people flooded the streets of Kathmandu, waving national flags, singing the national anthem, and shouting slogans against corruption and censorship. Demonstrations also broke out in Pokhara, Butwal, Bhairahawa, and Bharatpur.
What began as peaceful demonstrations quickly turned violent as protesters clashed with security forces and breached barricades near Nepal’s Parliament building. The situation escalated further when reports emerged suggesting that weapons were being sought from India to support the protesters. For Indian agencies, the suggestion that arms could be sourced from Kerala has come as a serious concern. Kerala has rarely been associated with the trafficking of modern weapons, making the intelligence inputs particularly alarming. Investigators are now examining whether the earlier arms smuggling network exposed by Karnataka Police could have any role in the latest developments.
Both Indian and Nepali authorities are treating the matter as a potential cross-border security issue. The central agencies in India are coordinating with Nepal’s intelligence units to trace the origin of the Discord messages and identify the individuals behind them.The possibility of Kerala-based networks being linked to an international protest movement has prompted a high-level review. Officials say that if verified, the revelations could expose a new dimension of transnational coordination through online platforms like Discord, where protest planning, misinformation, and potential arms discussions are taking place beyond traditional surveillance frameworks. The investigations are continuing, with agencies closely tracking the online footprints of “Greenish” and others involved in the Discord channels, as they work to determine whether the Kerala connection was an empty boast or part of a larger organized attempt to channel arms into Nepal’s Gen Z protests.
