Two protesters died during a demonstration by Korean Language test candidates at Balkumari, Lalitpur on Friday afternoon.

Superintendent of Police Nawaraj Karki at Lalitpur Police Range said 23-year-old Sujan Raut was pronounced dead upon reaching KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital.

Likewise, Nepal Police Spokesperson Kuber Kadayat said Birendra Shah, who was also injured during the protest, died while undergoing treatment.

The cause for both deaths is yet to be ascertained.

Earlier today, protesters set a vehicle of Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Prakash Jwala on fire.

The Korean Language test candidates were staging demonstrations demanding that they be allowed to appear for language tests for jobs in the manufacturing sector in South Korea.

Those who failed the language proficiency test for shipbuilding jobs took to the streets demanding they be allowed to appear for language tests for the manufacturing sector.

The story has been updated.