Incident Reports

Socket bomb found in Pokhara

2019-03-14

IED was found in two different places in Pokhara on Thursday morning. An IED was found at Sabhagirha Traffic Post and a socket bomb was found at Bhandardhik, however both IEDs were defused by Nepal Army Bomb Disposal team.

According to the Spokesperson Rabindra Man Gurung of District Police Office, other suspicious objects were found in other places but the effects of the strike can be seen in the market area. "We are fully prepared", he added. 

Police are escorting vehicles leaving from Pokhara to Kathmandu and other different district to their destinations as the vehicles were stranded in different parts of the district.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Symbolic violence
Secondary Form Strike/Bandh
Weapons Improvised explosive device (IED)
Primary Cause Other political issues
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations CPN (Chand) and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Group of civilians (only Target)
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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