Overview

• Ravi Laxmi Chitrakar was injured on September 9 when a mob set fire to the family home in Kathmandu’s Dallu area during the ‘Gen Z’ protests.
• She initially received emergency care at the Burn Hospital in Kirtipur, where doctors treated roughly 15% burns and stabilized her condition.
• Her family reported extensive damage to her left hand and respiratory complications linked to smoke exposure.
• On the advice of her medical team, she was transported to New Delhi for specialized burn and respiratory care not readily available in Nepal.
• The arson attack occurred during unrest that targeted political and government sites across Nepal, raising concerns over protections for public figures.