In a critical condition, Rajyalaxmi Chitrakar was rescued at the Kirtipur Queimados Hospital, but could not resist
Rajyalaxmi Chitrakar, wife of Nepalese former minister Jhalanath Khanal, died on Tuesday after suffering serious burns when protesters set fire to her residence in Katmandu with her inside, the agency confirmed hospital sources. Chitrakar was taken critical to the Kirtipur Queimados Hospital, but died from injuries. In addition to her, three protesters died at the civil hospital, according to Efe, the center director, Mohan Regmi. Police reported two other deaths in a shooting in Kalimati, which raises to 25 the total of dead from the beginning of the Nepal protests. Violence extended throughout Katmandu, transformed into a scenario of systematic attacks on political leaders and their families.
The private residence of the now former prime minister, he was The same day the politician presented his resignation, while other high-ranking leaders, such as former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deba, were beaten in their homes. His wife, Arzu Rana Deba, Minister of Foreign Affairs, was also attacked in an episode recorded in images that circulate on social networks.
The crowds also set fire to several official buildings, including Parliament, the Presidency’s office and the Supreme Court’s headquarters, as well as attacking media outlets, including the Kantipur Complex, Nepal’s most important press group. Nepal’s army issued a statement in which he asked the population to keep calm and moderation after the Prime Minister’s resignation, calling for “avoid more human and material losses” and to seek “a peaceful solution through political dialogue.”
In the same line, Katmandu Mayor Balendra Shah joined the appeal and asked protesters to avoid a greater bloodshed. The increase in the spiral of violence occurs despite the resignation on Tuesday, the prime minister and several of his ministers, which failed to calm the population or detain the protests of the self-adenominated “generation Z” movement.
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on September 9, 2025, a day after one of the deadliest repressions against protesters in years, which left at least 19 dead
*With EFE informs
