Incident Reports

Bomb detonated in ward chairman’s house

2018-05-20

Province 1, Jhapa, Damak, Ward 7

An unidentified group on Sunday night detonated a bomb in the house of ward Chairman of Damak Municipality-7 Bhim Paudel. Two people were injured in the explosion while the house has sustained minor damages. The injured are Semu Rai and Trolochan Pokharel. They are undergoing treatment at Damak-based Rifle line Hospital. Paudel’s house is around 500 meters away from Area Police Office Damak. Earlier, Netra Bikram Chand-led CPN in a press release had warned of stringent action against ward Chair Paudel and Mayor Romnath Oli for removing landless squatters from disputed Damak bazaar area. Police said they are investing the case. RSS जिल्लाको दमक–७ का वडाध्यक्ष भीम पौडेलको घरमा अज्ञात समूहले गएराति बम विष्फोट गराएका छन् । बिस्फोटबाट २ जना घाइते भएका छन् भने घरमा सामान्य क्षति पुगेको छ । बमको छर्रा लागेर सेमु राई र तिलोचन पोख्रेल घाइते भएका छन् । हातखुट्टामा चोट लागेका घाइते दुवैको अहिले दमकस्थित लाइफलाइन अस्पतालमा उपचार भइरहेको छ । बम इलाका प्रहरी कार्यालय दमकदेखि पूर्व ५०० मिटर क्षेत्रमा रहेको वडाध्यक्ष पौडेलको पक्की घरमा विस्फोट भएको हो । नेत्रविक्रम चन्द (विप्लव) नेतृत्वको नेकपाले दमकको विवादित बजारस्थल क्षेत्रमा बसोबास गरिआएका सुकुम्वासीलाई प्रशासन लगाएर उठिबास गराएको भन्दै वडाध्यक्ष पौडेलसहित नगर प्रमुख रोमनाथ ओलीलाई नछाड्ने विज्ञप्तिमार्फत चेतावनी दिएका थिए । यहीबीचमा पौडेल निवासमा बम विस्फोट भएको हो । प्रहरीले घटनाबारे थप अनुसन्धान भइरहेको जनाएको छ ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Remote violence
Weapons Improvised explosive device (IED)
Primary Cause Unclear
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) Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total Injured 2
Total damaged Buildings 1
National/Online Media , INSEC , Local Newspaper - Dhanusha , Local Newspaper - Jhapa

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