Nepali Congress leader and member of the House of Representatives Chandra Bhandari is returning home today after successful medical treatment in India. Leader Bhandari was injured when a cooking gas cylinder exploded at his residence in Buddhanagar, Kathmandu on February 15. He is returning home after two and a half months of intensive medical treatment in Mumbai, India.

He underwent treatment at the National Burn Center in Mumbai, India.

According to leader Madhav Neupane, Dr Bhandari's health has gradually improved and he is now able to talk and walk. MP Bhandari's mother Harikala, who was also seriously injured in the incident, died during the course of treatment in Kathmandu on February 16.