Nepal: One protestor dies in Lalitpur in clash with police over EPS exam form submission

Lalitpur: A protestor has died in a clash with police in Balkumari of Lalitpur in Nepal, police confirmed.

"A protestor has died during the clash. A teargas canister hit him," Spokesperson of Lalitpur Police Circle, Nawaraj Karki confirmed over the phone.

On Friday afternoon, a group of protestors clashed with Nepal Police after they set fire to the vehicle of Nepal's Physical Infrastructure and Transport Minister Prakash Jwala.

Police then resorted to using force to control the mob including batons, teargas and bullets.

The protestors took onto the street over the Employment Permit System (EPS) issue and then torched Minister Jwala's vehicle (Ba 2 Jha 5861) at Balkumari of Lalitpur on Friday noon.

After over an hour clash, the condition of the area that adjoins Nepal's capital Kathmandu calmed down with protestors nowhere to be seen.

(ANI)