{"id":304914,"date":"2025-09-12T14:20:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=304914"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:33:08","slug":"media-misreport-nepal-gen-z-protest-former-pm-jhalanath-khanal-wife-rajlaxmi-dies-in-the-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreport-nepal-gen-z-protest-former-pm-jhalanath-khanal-wife-rajlaxmi-dies-in-the-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal ex-PM Jhalanath&#8217;s wife in hospital after arson attack; Indian media declare her &#8216;dead&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/soldiers-guard-nepals-parliament-patrol-streets-after-two-days-deadly-protests-2025-09-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">unrest in Nepal,<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span dir=\"auto\">Indian media channels reported that former PM Jhalanath Khanal&#8217;s wife was killed after protesters had set fire to their house. Most of them mentioned her name as Rajyalaxmi Chitrakar. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/cbS3lHdxUDE?feature=shared&amp;t=352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DD News<\/a>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/3jNqP#selection-735.0-735.171\"><span dir=\"auto\">Dainik Bhaskar<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/K0tdU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">Live Mint<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/X9N4X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">The Times of India<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/dGyNx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">Navbharat Times<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/rxbVc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">Lokmat Times<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/6RfBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">News 24<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/5Oe24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">The Lallantop<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/Ar7cI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">News18<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/CxMLX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">The Federal<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/B0B8N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">AB Star<\/span><\/a>, among others<span dir=\"auto\"> claimed that the ex-PM&#8217;s wife received burn injuries in an arson attack, following which she was taken to Kirtipur Hospital, where she died. India Today and Times Now later took down their reports.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-304914 gallery-columns-9 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreport-nepal-gen-z-protest-former-pm-jhalanath-khanal-wife-rajlaxmi-dies-in-the-fire\/screenshot-2025-09-12-145720-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-145720-min-1024x656.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-145720-min-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-145720-min-300x192.jpg 300w, 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100vw, 962px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Media outlets <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/t0UHU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">Oneindia<\/span><\/a>, <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/IwrG0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">Republic World<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/ghostarchive.org\/varchive\/CjyoOzxLjbM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">News 24<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/ghostarchive.org\/varchive\/5DHw0_FyXQY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">India TV<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/ghostarchive.org\/varchive\/0uUiHzvOj1Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">NDTV MP Chhattisgarh<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\"> posted videos on their YouTube channels where they announced her death. The claim was also made from the X handles of NDTV, <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/sbsaz\"><span dir=\"auto\">Republic Bharat<\/span><\/a> and propaganda platform<span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/qw1S7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">Opinida.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-304914 gallery-columns-7 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreport-nepal-gen-z-protest-former-pm-jhalanath-khanal-wife-rajlaxmi-dies-in-the-fire\/screenshot-2025-09-12-151837\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-151837.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" 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https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-151213-768x683.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Later, some of the outlets deleted or updated the reports or posts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">YouTuber\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ghostarchive.org\/varchive\/s-NvCxf6y_c\"><span dir=\"auto\">Dhruv Rathee<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\"> also claimed that the wife of Nepal&#8217;s former PM Jhalanath Khanal had died, based on the Live Mint report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-wrap-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/DHRUV--1024x762.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"603\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The claim that she has died is also viral on Instagram.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span dir=\"auto\">Fact Check<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Alt News did\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Jhala+Nath+Khanal%27s+wife&amp;sca_esv=01d7d1da4f3739f4&amp;ei=76DCaP7BFsvhseMP0bW48AU&amp;ved=0ahUKEwi-9bHhvNCPAxXLcGwGHdEaDl4Q4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=Jhala+Nath+Khanal%27s+wife&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiGEpoYWxhIE5hdGggS2hhbmFsJ3Mgd2lmZTIGEAAYAxgNMgYQABgDGA0yBhAAGAMYDTILEAAYgAQYhgMYigUyBRAAGO8FMgUQABjvBTIIEAAYgAQYogQyCBAAGIAEGKIEMgUQABjvBUi2FVDSBVjHDXABeAGQAQCYAY8CoAGTBKoBAzItMrgBA8gBAPgBAZgCA6ACmgTCAgoQABiwAxjWBBhHwgIGEAAYFhgemAMA4gMFEgExIECIBgGQBgWSBwUxLjAuMqAH8guyBwMyLTK4B5cEwgcDMC4zyAcF&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">a keyword search <\/span><\/a>to find out more about the reported incident<span dir=\"auto\">. We found a report published on September 10 by the Nepali digital media outlet, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.setopati.com\/political\/165218\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">Setopati<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">. It stated that the wife of former Prime Minister and\u00a0<\/span><span dir=\"auto\">Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)<\/span><span dir=\"auto\"> leader Jhala Nath Khanal was undergoing treatment at Kirtipur Hospital for burns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-wrap-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-4.25.13-PM-994x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"834\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">The report quoted politician Jeevan Ram Shrestha and a hospital source as saying that Ravi Laxmi&#8217;s condition had been improving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">The report further states that Ravi Laxmi was at home with her son Nirbhik when the protesters set the house on fire on September 9. After being rescued, she was taken to the Nepal Army Hospital in Chhauni initially. Later she was shifted to Kirtipur Hospital for further treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Apart from this,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptinews.com\/story\/international\/former-nepal-pm-khanals-wife-critical-report\/2903839\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">PTI (Press Trust of India)<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\"> also reported that Ravi Laxmi Chitrakar, wife of former Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal, who was severely burnt, was in a critical condition and was undergoing treatment at a hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1PjjmFQSfZQ?feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">In an interview with BBC News Nepali on September 11,<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\"> former Prime Minister <\/span><span dir=\"auto\">Jhalanath Khanal spoke about the attack on his wife. He said that her condition was serious and she was undergoing treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1PjjmFQSfZQ?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent]<\/div>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">To sum up, at the time of this article being written, former Nepal Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal&#8217;s wife Ravi Laxmi Chitrakar is alive and recuperating from burn injuries. The Indian media falsely reported that she had died. Most of them also got her name wrong.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the unrest in Nepal,\u00a0Indian media channels reported that former PM Jhalanath Khanal&#8217;s wife was killed after protesters had set fire to their house. Most of them mentioned her name as Rajyalaxmi Chitrakar. 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