India, Sept. 9 -- Rajyalaxmi Chitrakar, the wife of former Prime Minister, Jhalanath Khanal died of burn injuries on Tuesday after her house was set on fire by protestors in Nepal's Dallu. She was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, but she died during the treatment.

The incident took place at Dallu, a posh locality in Kathmandu, where protesters trapped Rajyalaxmi inside her house and set it on fire during a protest against the government, local media Khabarhub reported. She sustained severe burn injuries and was rushed to Kirtipur Burn Hospital and was in critical condition. Follow for live updates on Nepal protest.

Chitrakar suffered major burn injuries on multiple parts of her body, including her lungs, the report said. Sh...