Nepali Congress lawmaker Chandra Bhandari’s mother Hari kala Bhandari, who was critically injured in the cooking gas (liquefied petroleum gas) cylinder explosion on Wednesday, died during the course of treatment at the Kirtipur Hospital on Thursday. Executive Director of the hospital Dr Nijina Tamrakar confirmed the death of Hari Kala Bhandari. Congress leader Bhandari is undergoing treatment at the same hospital.

Preparations are underway to take him to India for further treatment.

Bhandari and his mother were injured when a cooking gas cylinder exploded while cooking food at the Buddhanagar-based house last night.