Incident Reports

Two Biplav cadres injured as IED goes off in Nepalgunj

2022-11-16

Lumbini, Banke, Nepalgunj, Ward 10

Two persons were injured when a pressure cooker-based improvised explosive device (IED) went off in Banke on November November 16. The injured have been identified as Dilli Bahadur DC, Banke district chairperson of Netra Bikram Chand-led CPN's student wing and a cadre of the party Dharmaraj Sunar of Ghodaghadi-1 Kailali. The IED went off at the house of Diwakar Malla in Bhrikutinagar of Nepalgung sub-metropolitan city-10. DSP Ram Prashad Gharti of Banke District Police confirmed the incident.

Police suspected the IED went off while they were in the process of making it. Other IEDs found at Dilli's rented room were disposed by a bomb disposal unit of the Nepal police. Police are further investigating the incident.


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Remote violence
Weapons Improvised explosive device (IED)
Primary Cause Contestation regarding implementation and legitimacy of election
Actor 1 - Number of people N
Actor 1 - Affiliations CPN (Chand) and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people N
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Group of civilians (only Target)
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total Injured 2
Election-related cause primary
National/Online Media

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