Incident Reports

Bomb explodes in Okhaldhunga

2017-11-17

Province 1, Okhaldhunga, Sunkoshi, Ward 7

With the first phase of parliamentary and provincial elections less than 10 days away, a bomb exploded near Pathibhara Jungle at Chyanam in Sunkoshi Rural Municipality-7 of Okhaldhunga district on Saturday morning. The bomb was exploded targeting a vehicle carrying the cadres of left alliance. The cadres were heading towards district headquarters to take part in a programme. However, no human casualty was reported, police Inspector Tika Karki of the District Police Office, Okhuldunga informed. Similarly, a suspicious object was found on the road at Kuntadevi in Molung Rural Municiaplity-1 this morning. Police suspect that the cadres of Netra Bikram Chand-led CPN Maoist might have kept the suspicious object on the road. On Friday, an unidentified man hurled explosive devices at the vehicles of former House speaker Onasari Gharti in Rolpa. Maoist candidates Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Barsha Man Pun, who came under attacks during their campaigns recently, confronted fresh incidents on Friday. A landmine explosion injured four members of the campaign team led by Nepali Congress candidate Ram Sharan Mahat at Daandagaun Sigarechaur in Kakani Rural Municipality-5 on Friday. यहाँको सुनकोशी गाउँपालिका-७ स्थित च्यानमको पाथिभरा जंगल नजिकै शनिबार बिहान बम विस्फोट भएको छ । सदरमुकाममा हुने वाम गठबन्धनको कार्यक्रमका लागि आएको गाडीलाई लक्षित गरि बम विस्फोट गरिएको हो । वाम गठबन्धनका कार्यकर्ता चढेको गाडी कट्ने वित्तिकै बम विस्फोट भएको प्रहरीले जनाएको छ । बम विस्फोट भएपनि कुनै मानवीय क्षति भने नभएको जिल्ला प्रहरीका प्रहरी निरीक्षक टिका कार्कीले बताए । त्यसैगरी शनिबार बिहान नै मोलुङ गाउँपालिका-१ कुन्तादेवी पनि सडकमा बम राखिएको आशंका गरिएको छ । बम जस्तै देखिने उक्त वस्तु सडकमा भेटिएको हो । उक्त वस्तु बम हो या होइन भनेर परीक्षण गरिने र यदि बम भएको खण्डमा डिस्पोज गर्न सेनालाई अनुरोध गरिसकेको प्रहरीले जनाएको छ । सर्वसाधारण त्रसित बनाउने गरि विष्फोट गरिएको बम विप्लव माओवादीका कार्यकर्ताहरुले राखेको अनुमान गरिएको छ । तर कोही पनि पक्राउ परेका छैनन् ।
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 UML and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Unclear
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Chitwan

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