Gurung, who had been living in Gyeonggi-do, Suwon, had been suffering from high blood pressure and various other illnesses for a long time. He was admitted at the Ajou Hospital after his situation went critical on Friday and was subsequently discharged on Sunday.

He was again rushed to hospital by a Korean after his health situation deteriorated on Monday. Shortly upon reaching the hospital, doctors pronounced him dead.

Gurung had been illegally living in Korea for nearly a one-and-half decade. He is survived by two sons whereas his wife passed away last year in Nepal, informed Gurung’s close friends.

Meanwhile, Anil Gurung, labour attaché at the Nepali Embassy in Seoul, informed that the embassy had not received any official information from the police regarding Gurung’s death. The body has been kept at the hospital.