Siraha, Bomb bispot ma pari ek balak ko mrityeu. A 12-year-old boy has died and eight others injured when an abandoned explosive device went off in Govindpur VDC-7 on July 27. Ram Kumar Mahato of Govindpur VDC-7 died on the way while being taken for treatment. Lalita Devi Mahato, 25, of same place had brought the 'strange object' home after finding it at the field near her home. It went off when everyone in the family starting tampering with it seeing a 'strange object', said Lalita Devi. The explosion has left Lalita Devi, Sree Dev Mahato, 40, Bishnu Dev Mahato, 35, Jiban Kumar Mahato, 15, Punam Kumari Yadav, 13, Banita Kumari Mahato, 12, Sabita Kumari Mahato, 8, and Nirmala Devi Mahato, 24, injured. Relatives of the injured said that they were rushed to Dharan for further treatment after receiving primary treatment at Friends Model Hospital and Sapta Rishi Hospital. DSP Gyanendra Prasad Phuyal of the Area Police Office said that investigation was ongoing into the incident.