Clash at Balkumari: 2 protester succumbs to police gunshot
Kadayat mentioned that those injured in the demonstration succumbed to their injuries during treatment.
KATHMANDU: Two people were killed in police firing during a demonstration by youths after they could not take the Employment Permit System (EPS) exam to go to Korea.
During Friday’s protest in Balkumari, Lalitpur, two individuals, Sujan Rawat from Dailekh and Birendra Sah from Doti, lost their lives due to police firing, as reported by Kuber Kadayat, spokesperson of Nepal Police.
Kadayat mentioned that those injured in the demonstration succumbed to their injuries during treatment. While Sujan Rawat is from Surkhet, it remains unclear whether Birendra Sah is from Doti or Achham.
The demonstrators, expressing their grievances, blocked the road and set vehicles ablaze.
The situation escalated when they intercepted the vehicle with the number 5861, belonging to Physical Infrastructure Minister Prakash Jwala, eventually setting it on fire.
