Incident Reports

Unidentified group plants IED at DCC gate

2019-04-27

Karnali, Mugu, Chhayanath Rara

An unidentified group on Saturday planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near the main gate of the District Coordination Committee (DCC) of Mugu.

The locals immediately informed police after spotting a suspicious object at the DCCs gate in the morning, according to Deputy Superintendent pf Police (DSP) Lal Bahadur Ayer. Police suspect the bomb must have been kept by the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chand, which has been banned by the government.

He further informed that Shreedal Battalion of Nepal Army was deployed to dispose the IED. Armed Police Force and Nepal Police cordoned off the area to restrict people from gathering around the incident site.

Security was tightened around the DCC following the incident. Shreedal Battalion, which has been protecting the Rara National Park, just had one technician who could dispose the bomb. Unfortunately, he had gone outside the district for training.

Later, two technicians from Nepal Army's No 24 Brigade in Jumla were called for the disposal at around 9 am. However, due to difficult land topography, they reached the site only at around 1 pm.

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 N
Actor 1 - Affiliations CPN (Chand) and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people N
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth na
INSEC

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