Dharma Kumari Bhattrai, mother of senior Maoist leader Dr Baburam Bhattarai passed away at the age of 80 at Koteswore in Kathmandu on Tuesday, reports said.
Late Bhattarai was suffering from heart and chest diseases and staying at the residence of her son Shiva Bhattarai, according to reports.
Shiva, brother of Dr Bhattrai, is an employee at the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA)– a regulatory body.
Late Bhattarai was cremated at Pashupati Aryaghat Tuesday night.
She is survived by two sons and two daughters.
Dr. Bhattarai was last seen with his parents while taking them to the Manakamana temple in his home district Gorkha during the second round of peace talks between the government and the Maoists three years ago.