Nepali Congress leader Chandra Bhandari, who was injured in the cooking gas cylinder explosion on Wednesday, is undergoing treatment at the National Burn Center in Mumbai, India. Yograj Kandel, who is currently in the hospital, said that Bhandari underwent first successful surgery on Friday. Chief surgeon Dr Sunil Keshwani said that Bhandari underwent surgery of both the legs. He said that the decision about the second surgery will be taken after the observation.

Leader Bhandari’s mother, who was also injured in the incident, breathed her last during the course of treatment at the Kirtipur Hospital.