Ex-Nepal PM's wife dies of burns as protesters set their house on fire
She was rushed to hospital but died during treatment.
Rajyalaxmi Chitrakar, the wife of Nepal's former prime minister Jhalanath Khanal, died today (9 September), according to media reports, after protesters, allegedly led by Gen Z, trapped her in their home and set the house on fire.
The incident took place at their home in Dallu area in the state capital Kathmandu, reports NDTV.
Chitrakar was rushed to Kirtipur Burn Hospital but died during treatment, family sources said.
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Nepal's prime minister KP Sharma Oli, whose own house was set on fire, resigned today as protests against a short-lived ban on social media grew increasingly violent and expanded into broader criticism of his government and accusations of corruption among the country's political elite.
Demonstrations led by young people angry about the blocking of several social media sites gripped the country's capital a day earlier, and police opened fired on the crowds, killing 19 people.
The ban was lifted today, but the protests continued, with demonstrators setting fire to the homes of some of Nepal's top leaders and the parliament building. The airport in the capital of Katmandu was shut, and army helicopters ferried some ministers to safe places.
