Former PM Khanal’s wife injured in Gen Z protests undergoing treatment in India

By REPUBLICA
Published: September 23, 2025 11:52 AM

KATHMANDU, Sept 23: Former Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal’s wife, Ravi Laxmi Chitrakar, has begun treatment at Apollo Hospital in New Delhi.

She was seriously injured in the fire that broke out at Khanal’s residence during the Gen-Z protest on September 8 and 9. On Monday night, she was airlifted to Delhi by an air ambulance. Doctors amputated her left arm during treatment.