The government and the family of Ganesh Nepali, the 25-year-old ride-hailing driver who died after setting himself on fire in Kathmandu, signed a nine-point agreement on Sunday, ending days of deadlocked negotiations.

The breakthrough came after Home Minister Sudhan Gurung joined talks at the District Administration Office in Kathmandu. The family was represented by Nepali’s wife, Ekmaya Nepali, brother Madan Nepali, Hikmat Shahi, Dhurba Raj Shahi and Mugu lawmaker Khadga Bahadur Shahi.

Negotiations had resumed at 1 pm on Sunday after previous rounds of talks, including discussions that continued late into Saturday night, failed to produce an agreement.

Following the signing, the family agreed to receive Nepali’s body from the Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital to perform the final rites.

The agreement was signed by Kathmandu Chief District Officer Ishwaraj Poudel and Kathmandu Metropolitan City Chief Administrative Officer Saroj Guragain on behalf of the authorities. Ekmaya Nepali, father Chine Nepali, mother Saura Nepali and brother Madan Nepali signed on behalf of the family.

Nepali, a resident of Soru Rural Municipality-6 in Mugu, had been living in Kamalbinayak, Bhaktapur. He had mortgaged family land to buy a motorcycle and earned his living through ride-hailing platforms.

On Thursday, he set himself on fire outside the Department of Passports in Tripureshwar after a dispute with Kathmandu Metropolitan City municipal police, who had wheel-clamped his motorcycle over an alleged parking violation. The confrontation also involved a damaged mobile phone. He died of severe burn injuries at Bir Hospital on Friday morning.

Under the agreement, the government will form an independent investigation committee led by a retired judge to examine the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The family’s demand to declare Nepali a martyr will be considered after the committee submits its report, taking into account existing laws and previous state practice.

The government will also write to Kathmandu Metropolitan City, directing it to immediately suspend the municipal police personnel involved in the incident.

The agreement says that the metropolitan city has committed to providing employment to Nepali’s wife, Ekmaya, based on her qualifications and abilities through a decision of its executive committee.

The metropolis will also provide financial relief to the family, bear the costs of the funeral and post-death mourning rituals in Kathmandu, and cover the family’s travel, accommodation and living expenses in the capital during the mourning period.

The family, in turn, agreed to receive the body and cooperate with the authorities in completing all legal procedures, including the post-mortem examination.

The agreement also states that the Ministry of Health and Food Hygiene will make the necessary arrangements to provide comprehensive health insurance to Nepali's family.

In addition, the local administration and relevant federal ministries will coordinate with Kathmandu Metropolitan City to ensure that the complete educational expenses of Nepali’s daughter are covered through to higher education.

Kathmandu Metropolitan City had earlier pledged to support the family’s livelihood and the child’s education. Sunday’s agreement formally incorporates those commitments into a state-backed settlement.