00:00Ex-Nepal PM's Wife Burnt Alive
00:02According to family members, a group of protesters allegedly forced her inside the
00:06residence before igniting the blaze. She was rushed to Kurtapur Burn Hospital in critical
00:11condition but could not survive her injuries. Former Nepal Prime Minister Jalanath Khanal's
00:15wife, Rabi Lakshmi Chitrakar, died after sustaining critical injuries when their
00:19home in Dalu was set on fire amid ongoing unrest. According to Nepali outlet Kabar Hub,
00:24the family members said that Chitrakar was taken to the Kurtapur Burn Hospital in critical
00:28condition but could not survive her injuries. The attack comes as violent Gen Z-led protests
00:33continued in Nepal for the second day, despite the government announcing that it had lifted the ban
00:37on social media platforms. Demonstrators demanded Ali's ouster and the government's dismissal after
00:42two more people were killed on the second day of the demonstrations, pushing the death toll to 22
00:46and leaving over 300 injured. Major government and political landmarks across Nepal have come under
00:51attack as mobs set fire to Singh Durbar, the central administrative complex in Kathmandu,
00:56and Sheetal Niwaz, the presidential residents. Residents of President Ram Chandra Paddle,
01:00Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Ali, and former premiers Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prakanda and
01:05Shir Bahadur Duba were also torched. In the assault on Duba's residents, he and his wife,
01:10Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Duba, were reportedly attacked. Offices of political parties have also
01:15been targeted amid the escalating unrest.
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