Incident Reports

Cylinder bomb goes off in Mahottari

2017-09-12

Madhes, Mahottari, Gaushala, Ward 8

An improvised explosive device (IED) went off last night in Gaushala Municipality-8 of Mahottari district, a week before the third phase of local polls. The gas cylinder bomb was detonated by an unidentified group at a corn field belonging to local resident, Umesh Mahato, District Police Office, Mahottari said. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Deepak Pokharel said a round ring, clothes and motorbike tyre were found burning over the cylinder bomb when the first responders reached the site. The latest cylinder bomb explosion comes after a tiffin box IED denoted a day before the candidates' registration outside of the premises of Bardibas Municipality. Police in Mahottari have said no one has yet claimed responsibility for the explosion. RSS महोत्तरीको गौशाला नगरपालिका–८ मा ग्यास सिलिन्डर विस्फोट भएको छ । स्थानीय तहको तेस्रो चरणको निर्वाचन आउन एक हप्तामात्र समय बाँकी रहेको समयमा मंगलबार राति अज्ञात समूहले ग्यास सिलिन्डर विस्फोट गराएको प्रहरीले जनाएको छ । स्थानीयवासी उमेश महतोको उखुबारीमा अज्ञात समूहले ग्यास सिलिन्डर पड्काएर फरार भएको जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालय महोत्तरीले जनाएको छ । घटनास्थलमा ग्यास सिलिन्डरको माथिको गोलो रिङ, कपडा र मोटरसाइकलको टायर जलेको अवस्थामा भेटेको प्रहरी नायब उपरीक्षक दीपक पोखरेलले बताए । मनोनयन दर्ताको एक दिन अगाडि पनि रातिको समयमा बर्दिबास नगरपालिका परिसर बाहिर टिफिनमा राखिएको विस्फोटक पदार्थ विष्फोटन गरिएको थियो । हालसम्म कुनै समूह वा व्यक्तिले दुवै घटनाको जिम्मा नलिएको जिप्रका महोत्तरीले जनाएको छ ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Symbolic violence
Weapons Improvised explosive device (IED)
Primary Cause Election-related incident
Actor 1 - Number of people 2
Actor 1 - Affiliations Unclear
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Unclear
Actor 2 - Youth na
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