Two killed as police open fire on protesters in Balkumari

Two persons died when police opened fire on protesters at Balkumari in Lalitpur on Friday.

Nepal Police spokesperson Kuber Kadayat said that the deceased have been identified as Sujan Raut of Dailekh and Birendra Shah of Doti.

Raut died while undergoing treatment at the Kist Hospital while Shah breathed his last in the course of treatment at the Patan Hospital.

Kadayat said that half-a-dozen protesters were injured in the incident.

Police said that they lobbed teargas shells and also fired warning shots into the air to disperse the mob after they set the vehicle of Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Prakash Jwala on fire.

The vehicle (Ba 2 Jha 5861) was completely destroyed in the fire.

A group of youths took to the street over the issue of the Korean language test.

Police said that they have around two dozen protesters under control.