Incident Reports

Unidentified group sets off bomb at polling center

2017-05-12

Gandaki, Kaski, Pokhara Lekhnath, Ward 6

A bomb exploded last night on the premises of Barahi Higher Secondary School, a polling centre for ward no 6 in Lakeside of Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan City. An unidentified group had hurled the bomb from outside across the wall at midnight, said the Baidam Ward Police Office. Police suspected that the Netra Bikram Chand-led CPN Maoist cadres may have been involved in the incident. No human casualties were reported but the explosion has managed to instill fear among the locals. Police are searching for those involved in such anti-election activities. Police have launched a search operation for those involved in such anti-election activities. पोखरा–लेखनाथ महानगरपालिकाको लेकसाइडस्थित ताल बाराही उच्च माविको हातामा गएराति बम विस्फोट गराइएको छ । केही अपरिचित व्यक्तिले विद्यालयको पर्खालभित्र बम फालेपछि बम विस्फोट भएको वडा प्रहरी कार्यालय बैदामले जनाएको छ । बम विस्फोटबाट कुनै मानवीय क्षति नभए पनि मध्यरातमा भएको विस्फोटले स्थानीयलाई भने तर्सित बनाएको थियो । निर्वाचन विरोधी गतिविधि गर्दै आएको नेकपा माओवादी विप्लव समूहले विस्फोट गराएको अनुमान प्रहरीले गरेको छ । बम विस्फोट गराइएको विद्यालयमा वडा नं ६ को मतदान केन्द्र राखिएको छ । प्रहरीले यस्ता गतिविधिमा संलग्न उच्छुङ्खल तत्वको खोजतलास गरिरहेको जनाएको छ ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Symbolic violence
Weapons Improvised explosive device (IED)
Primary Cause Election-related incident
Actor 1 - Number of people NA
Actor 1 - Affiliations Unclear
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Education sector/teachers (private and public)
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total damaged Buildings 1
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Dhanusha , Local Newspaper - Rupandehi

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