February 16: Nepali Congress leader and lawmaker Dr Chandra Bhandari has been taken to India for further treatment. Dr Bhandari was injured in a cooking gas cylinder explosion at his residence at Budhhanagar, Kathmandu, on Wednesday night. 

Bhandari has been taken to Mumbai-based National Skin Burn Centre on a Shree Airlines air ambulance for further treatment, said NC central committee member, Ajay Babu Siwakoti.

Earlier, injured Bhandari was rushed to Kirtipur-based Kirtipur Burn Hospital following the incident. The Hospital had recommended  taking Dr Bhandari outside the country for further treatment.

Dr Bhandari and his mother, Harikala Bhandari, were injured in the incident that took place at their residence in Buddhanagar. His mother had succumbed to burns Thursday morning.

According to the hospital, Dr Bhandari has sustained 25-30 percent burns, including on his both hands and legs, and face.