Ex-Nepal PM Khanal's wife who suffered serious burns during protests flown to India
Ravi Laxmi Chitrakar was seriously injured after a mob set on fire Khanal's house in Dallu area of Kathmandu during the violent protests
Former Nepal prime minister Jhalanath Khanal's wife, who sustained serious burns during the ‘Gen Z' protests on September 9, has been flown to India for treatment.
Ravi Laxmi Chitrakar was seriously injured after a mob set on fire Khanal's house in Dallu area of Kathmandu during the violent protests.
Chitrakar, who suffered 15 per cent burns, was undergoing treatment at Burn Hospital in Kirtipur.
Her left hand was totally damaged and she developed chest infection as her lungs were affected by smoke, her family said.
She has been taken to New Delhi for further treatment on the recommendation of doctors.
Khanal served as the prime minister of Nepal from February to August 2011.
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