Incident Reports

IEDs deactivated in Kanchanpur

2017-06-26

Sudurpashchim, Kanchanpur, Punarbas, Ward 6

A bomb disposal squad of Nepal Army defused improvised explosive devices planted at different two locations in Kanchanpur district on the eve of the second phase of local level elections on Tuesday. The IEDs were planted near the Town Market of Punarbas Municipality-6 said police. Though no party or group has yet owned up the responsibility of planting the IEDs, the hand of the Communist Party of Nepal, which is reported to be indulging in anti-election activities, is suspected and its motive is believed to be terrorizing people on the election eve. Following the incident, the security mechanism here has increased surveillance on CPN cadres. RSS निर्वाचनका बेला सन्त्रास फैलाउन कञ्चनपुरका दुई स्थानमा राखिएका बम नेपाली सेनाको टोलीले आज बिहान निष्क्रिय पारेको छ । अज्ञात समूहले कञ्चनपुरको पुनर्वास नगरपालिका–६ टाउन बजार नजिक बम राखेको थियो । नेपाली सेनाको बम डिस्पोजल टोलीले ती बम निष्क्रिय पारेको जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालय कञ्चनपुरले जनाएको छ । कृष्णपुर वनहरामा रहेका सशस्त्र प्रहरी निरीक्षक केशवराज भण्डारीले दुवै बम राति राखिएको बताए । निर्वाचन बहिष्कार गर्दै हिँडेको नेकपाले बम राखेको हुन सक्ने प्रहरीले आशङ्का गरेको छ । नेकपाका कार्यकर्तामाथि सुरक्षा संयन्त्रले विशेष निगरानी बढाएको छ । केही दिनअघि मात्रै नेकपा केन्द्रीय सचिवालय सदस्य विष्णुप्रसाद उपाध्यायलाई प्रहरीले नियन्त्रणमा लिएको थियो । रासस
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 NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Group of civilians (only Target)
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media , INSEC , Local Newspaper - Parsa

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