Incident Reports

East-West Highway obstructed as ‘suspicious object’ found in Morang

2018-05-13

Province 1, Morang, Sundarharaicha

Traffic movement was obstructed along the East-West Highway after a ‘suspicious object’ was found at Dulari of Sundarharaicha Municipality in Morang this morning. The suspicious object was found in the border of wards four and six of the Municipality at around 7:00 am and traffic was obstructed since then, on the main road along the Highway. The object was kept inside a box wrapped with yellow duct tape with the naked wires connected outside, informed the Morang District Police Office. A team of bomb disposal squad from Nepal Army has reached the incident site. It is yet to be known if the object is an explosive, said SP Arun BC, Chief of the District Police Office. Police have suspected Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’-led Maoist party’s involvement in the incident. मोरङको सुन्दरहरैचा नगरपालिकाको दुलारीमा शंकास्पद वस्तु फेला परेको छ । पूर्व–पश्चिम राजमार्गको बीच सडकमा शंकास्पत वस्तु भेटिएपछि आवागमन प्रभावित भएको छ । सुन्दरहरैचाको वडा नं. ४ र ६ को सिमानामा पर्ने पूर्व–पश्चिम राजमार्गको सडकमा आइतवार बिहान शंकास्पद वस्तु फेला परेको हो । सडकको मुख्य भागमा दुईवटा वट्टामा पहेँलो टेपले बेरेर तार निकालिएको अवस्थामा शंकास्पद वस्तु फेला परेको मोरङ प्रहरीले जनाएको छ । सडकको केन्द्र भागमा शकास्पद वस्तु फेला परेपछि आइतबार बिहान सात बजेदेखि सो सडक अबरुद्ध भएको छ । मोरङका प्रहरी प्रमुख प्रहरी उपरीक्षक अरुण बिसीले सडकमा फेला परेको शंकास्पद वस्तु हटाउन नेपाली सेनाको बम डिस्पोजल टोली पुगेको जानकारी दिए । प्रहरी उपरीक्षक विसीले शंकास्पद वस्तु बम हो या होइन भन्नेबारे केही नखुलेको बताए । शंकास्पद वस्तु विप्लव नेतृत्वको नेकपाले राखेको हुनसक्ने आंशका प्रहरीले गरेको छ ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Symbolic violence
Weapons Improvised explosive device (IED)
Primary Cause Other political issues
Actor 1 - Number of people NA
Actor 1 - Affiliations CPN (Chand) and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Group of civilians (only Target)
Actor 2 - Youth na
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