Incident Reports

Explosion at Indian GMR’s office in Surkhet

2018-02-10

Karnali, Surkhet, Birendranagar

[Updated] An unidentified group in Birendranagar, the district headquarters of Surkhet district in Province 6, exploded a bomb at the office of Indian construction company, GMR Group, here. The company had opened the office to facilitate Upper Karnali Hydropower Project construction works. The government has contract the company to build the 900-megawatt project. The explosive at around 10:30 pm on Saturday destroyed compound walls, according to police. Police deployed for the security of the office say they do not know how the incident occurred. Meanwhile, police have arrested three persons in connection with the case. The District Police Office says further investigation is underway. सुर्खेतको वीरेन्द्रनगर नगरपालिकाको खजुरास्थित माथिल्लो कर्णाली जलविद्युत आयोजनाको कार्यालयमा अज्ञात समूहले वम विष्फोट गराएको छ । माथिल्लो कर्णाली जलविद्युत आयोजनाको निमार्ण जिम्मा पाएको भारतीय कम्पनी जिएमआरको कार्यालयमा अज्ञात समूहले शनिबार राति साढे १० बजे विस्फोट गराएको हो । उक्त समूहले प्रहरी सुरक्षार्थ बसेको पोष्टमै बम विष्फोट गराएको हो । बम विस्फोटबाट कार्यालय बाहिरको पर्खालमा क्षति पुगेको छ । कार्यालयको सुरक्षार्थ खटिएका प्रहरीले भने आफुले विस्फोट पछि के भयो केही थाहा नपाएकेा बताएका छन् । घटनामा संलग्न भएको आशंकामा तीन जनालाई प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरेको छ । घटनाका बारेमा थप अनुसन्धान भइरहेको जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालय सुर्खेतले जनाएको छ । Update... The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has taken a responsibility on an explosion at Upper Karnali Hydropower office, GMR, at Birendranagar Municipality-8. NCP politburo member Bharat Bom Ranabir said that the explosion was against the government decision to extend tenure of the hydro project which is against the nation’s interest. On February 10, a powerful bomb was detonated in the house where GMR Company has its office. Police arrested three cadres of NCP on charge of their involvement in explosion. The arrested were Goma Oli, 38 of Birendra Nagar Municipality-8 however other two names have been not disclosed by the police. They were arrested for further investigation according to Inspector Dhruba Thapa.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Remote violence
Weapons Improvised explosive device (IED) , Improvised explosive device (IED)
Primary Cause Access/control of water resources (irrigation, hydropower)
Actor 1 - Number of people NA
Actor 1 - Affiliations CPN (Chand) and affiliated org , CPN (Chand) and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Private company
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media , INSEC

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