In an unprecedented video that has emerged from Nepal, top officials, ministers and their family members were seen fleeing the wrath of angry protesters by clinging to a rescue slope of an army helicopter. The video has been widely shared on social media.
However, Moneycontrol could not independently verify the video. The identity of the individuals is also not clear yet.
Nepal has seen dangerous protests in the past few days, which led to the resignation of prime minister KP Oli and home minister Ramesh Lekhak.
Former Nepalese prime minister Jhala Nath Khanal's wife Ravi Laxmi Chitrakar, who sustained serious burn injuries, is critical and undergoing treatment at a hospital, a media report said on Wednesday.
A mob set the house belonging to Khanal on fire in the Dallu area of Kathmandu on Tuesday.
Chitrakar, who was trapped inside the house, sustained serious burn injuries. Some Nepalese media outlets on Tuesday reported that she succumbed to her injuries at a hospital.
Earlier, Nepal’s finance minister Bishnu Paudel was reportedly attacked by a crowd of protesters, according to a video that has gone viral on the internet.
In the video, a man can be seen running away from a crowd of angry protesters, who kicked, punched and dragged the individual before being rescued by bystanders.
Although the person’s face is not clearly visible, multiple reports claimed that the individual was Paudel.
Meanwhile, the Nepal Army on Wednesday imposed nationwide restrictive orders followed by a curfew to quell possible violence under the guise of protests amid massive anti-government demonstrations.
The army, which took control of nationwide security operations from Tuesday night after incidents of arson and vandalism across the country, said the restrictive orders will remain in force until 5:00 pm Wednesday, and then a curfew will be in place until 6 am Thursday.
The Nepalese capital wore a deserted look as soldiers guarded the streets and ordered people to stay at home, a day after protesters set fire to the Parliament, the President's Office, the PM's residence, government buildings, Supreme Court, political parties' offices and homes of senior leaders.
With PTI inputs
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