Ngawang Norphel, 22, and former monk Tenzin Khedup, 24, set themselves on fire in Dzatoe township, Tridu ,Yulshul.

Tenzin Khedup died on the spot while, Ngawang Norphel was badly burned and is in serious condition at a hospital, according to a monk in India who is from the Zekar monastery in Yushul.