Incident Reports

Bomb hurled at NC leader Poudel in Tanahun

2017-11-18

Gandaki, Tanahun, Bhanu, Ward 10

Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel was targeted with a bomb while heading towards Lamjung from Gorkha. Poudel had reached Nepaldanda in Bhanu Municipality-10 of Tanahun when the bomb was hurled at his vehicle. Poudel aide Surya Chandra Basnet said no one was hurt in the incident. Regional Police Office, Pokhara, confirmed the attack on the leader and said they are searching for persons behind the attack. Poudel was to take part in an assembly in Lamjung district from Palungtar in Gorkha. नेपाली काङ्ग्रेसका वरिष्ठ नेता तथा तनहुँ क्षेत्र नम्बर १ का लागि नेपाली काङ्ग्रेसका तर्फबाट उम्मेदवार रामचन्द्र पौडेललाई लक्षित गरी अज्ञात समूहले मङ्सिर २ गते भानु नपा-१२ को नेपाल डाँडामा प्रेसर कुकर बम विष्फोट गराएको छ । नेपाली काङ्ग्रेसद्वारा लमजुङको सदरमुकाम बेशिसहरमा आयोजना गरिएको सभालाई सम्बोधन गर्न जाँदै गरेका पौडेल सवार बा १३ प ३७४६ नम्बरको गाडीलाई लक्षित गरी डुम्रे-बेशिसहर सडक खण्डको नेपाल डाँडामा प्रेसरकुकर बम विष्फोट गराइएको हो । बम विष्फोटबाट नेता पौडेल सुरक्षित रहेको र उनी सवार गाडीको सिसा फुटेको पौडेलका सहयोगी चिरञ्जीवि अधिकारीले जानकारी दिए ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Remote violence
Weapons Improvised explosive device (IED)
Primary Cause Election-related incident
Actor 1 - Number of people NA
Actor 1 - Affiliations Unclear
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Nepali Congress and affiliated org
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
Totally damaged Vehicles 1
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