A Tibetan monk has died a week after self-immolating in protest against Chinese rule in Tibet.Tenpa Thargyal, 22, died at a hospital where he was admitted following the self-immolation on March 30 in Barkham city.He died around 9.23 a.m.in a hospital in Ngaba area and was cremated by the Chinese authorities who refused to hand over his body to monks from his Gyalrong Tsodun Kirti monastery in Barkham.When the monks were carrying the remains towards the monastery, the Chinese police and Public Security Bureau followed them in three vehicles.The Tibetans who received his remains were further pressured to put thumb impression on several restrictive conditions.

Monks conducted funeral prayers for Thargyal at the Gyalrong Tsodun Kirti monastery on Saturday.A huge contingent of Chinese forces are stationed on the other side of river and conducting exercises to intimidate the local Tibetan community.