He was replaced in 1941 and subsequently is alleged to have organized an uprising against his replacement. He died in 1947 in the prisons of Lhasa's Potala, apparently the victim of poisoning. A jailor also allegedly reported that his testicles were bound and beaten until he died of the pain.
He was removed from office in 1941 and is believed to have led a revolt against his replacement. He died in 1947 while imprisoned in Lhasa's Potala Palace, allegedly due to poisoning. A guard also claimed that his testicles were brutally beaten until he died of the pain.