Nepali Congress leader admitted in Mum hosp

Kathmandu/Mumbai: Senior Nepali Congress leader Chandra Bhandari, who suffered severe burn injuries following a cylinder gas explosion at his residence, was airlifted to Mumbai for further medical treatment, party sources said.

Bhandari (61), admitted in the night at the National Burns Centre (NBC) at Airoli in Navi Mumbai, a satellite town of India’s financial capital, has suffered 35% burn injuries and put on a ventilator, but his condition is “stable” and he will undergo an operation on Friday, doctors treating him said.

The politician and his mother suffered burn injuries on Wednesday night when a cooking gas cylinder exploded at the lawmaker’s residence. (PTI)