The Commission of Inquiry into the Incidents of 23 and 24 Bhadra has also tried to bring the Nepali Army under the purview of the investigation. The commission has sought answers from the Nepali Army regarding its failure to protect public institutions including Singha Durbar, Parliament Building, Supreme Court, President's Residence, and Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority from vandalism, looting, and arson. The army base has not responded even after two weeks of the commission's correspondence.

Stating that there was public criticism about why no action was taken on Bhadra 24, the commission sought an answer from the army on the question, ‘What action was taken on that day?’ The commission had also asked the army in a letter to provide all details related to the incident, including the soldiers deployed in the field that day. ‘It has been more than two weeks since we wrote a letter to the army to send the necessary details. We have not received an adequate response,’ said commission chair Gauri Bahadur Karki. 

Protesters set fire to and vandalized structures under army protection, including Singha Durbar, the Prime Minister’s residence, and the office of the Supreme Commander of the Army, the President, on Bhadra 24. Structures including the Supreme Court, located next to the army headquarters, Jangi Adda, were also damaged that day. The commission has said that it has started an investigation into the role of the army after questions were raised publicly on this issue.

The commission, which has been given a three-month period, is taking statements from the police in the first phase. The statements that started with the police constable are now at the officer level. The commission is also preparing to take statements from the Valley Police Chief and the responsible officer and current Inspector General of Police Dan Bahadur Karki in a few days. The police also did not initially provide the full details to the commission as requested. The commission provided additional details only after sending a warning letter to the then Police Chief Chandrakuber Khapung.

Commission spokesperson Vigyanraj Sharma informed that, like the police, the army was also asked to provide detailed details, including a list of military officers deployed in the field on 23 and 24 Bhadra. ‘It is not certain which details were received as requested,’ he said. Nepal Army spokesperson Assistant Lieutenant Colonel Rajaram Basnet said that it was not possible to comment on the correspondence sent by the commission regarding the incidents that took place on 23-24 Bhadra. ‘The commission may have written a letter, but it cannot comment on it. The army is a body that operates under the chain of command, and it works accordingly,’ he said. ‘We have already provided the details of the incident to the commission.’ According to the commission, the army has already provided details of the damage. 

Former Army Chief Rajendra Chhetri says that there is no practice of sending details of officers or soldiers deployed on duty to the commission. ‘The Nepalese Army itself deploys officers and subordinate soldiers on duty. If such matters have to be answered, the Army’s Prad Viwak will give it institutionally,’ he says, ‘Only if a person deployed on duty has committed human rights violations, will he be held personally accountable, otherwise, responsibility will be taken institutionally. In such incidents, the Nepalese Army has been responding in the past as well. The army does not send individuals (military officers or soldiers) to the commission.’

Security affairs expert Indra Adhikari believes that the Nepalese Army should cooperate with the Commission of Inquiry. ‘In the past, it seems that questions have been raised about the Nepalese Army but they have not come under the purview of investigation. There was also a controversy over the role of the army in the 2062/63 people’s movement. The investigation commission must have investigated, but no action was recommended against anyone,' she said, 'The current investigation commission may also have tried to get information about the incidents of 23 and 24 Bhadra and find out what the role of the Nepali Army was. The army should cooperate with the commission formed by the government.'

The official said that such commissions cannot be ignored as they conduct a comprehensive study. 'The army can investigate internally what was the mistake of the commander deployed in the field, but since the investigation commission conducts a comprehensive study, it should cooperate,' she said, 'The commission has started an investigation in terms of accountability.'

On 23 Bhadra, the police had widely repressed Gen-G, who had launched a movement against the ban on some social media platforms and corruption. 22 people were killed when the police opened fire on the Parliament building premises in New Baneshwor. The army was mobilized in the New Baneshwor area after the District Administration Office, Kathmandu, issued a curfew order. The next day, thousands of protesters took to the streets. They vandalized and set fire to public and private structures. Among the vandalized and set fire to that day, the Nepali Army is responsible for the regular security of Singha Durbar and the President's Office. The army, however, was mobilized only after 10 pm on Bhadra 24, taking 'command' of the security arrangements.