Incident Reports

Nepal Army defuses grenade found in Godavari

2020-02-17

Bagmati, Lalitpur, Godawari, Ward 5

KATHMANDU, Feb 17: A bomb disposal squad of Nepal Army defused a grenade found on the roof of a private house at Godavari municipality-5 of Lalitpur district on Monday morning.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Krishna Raj Ojha at the Metropolitan Police Circle, Chapagaun, said that the grenade was deactivated immediately after the local residents informed the police about the suspected object. The police have not got any clue so far about the person who planted the grenade.

"We have launched a probe into the incident," DSP Ojha said.


Update

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One held for planting hand grenade in Lalitpur

Police have arrested a former Nepali Army sergeant Raj Kumar Sarki, around 40, for placing a hand grenade on the roof of a private house in Godavari Municipality-5 of Lalitpur district.

The bomb was found last evening at the house of Sukaram Mijar and was later disposed by Bomb Disposal Squad of Nepali Army. Police suspected that Sarki planted the bomb due to animosity towards the house owner, who also owns a construction company. Senior Superintendent of Police at Metropolitan Police Crime Division Sahakul Bahadur Thapa said, “Although real motive of the crime is not yet clear, preliminary investigation shows that Sarki might have placed the bomb due to animosity.”

SSP Thapa dismissed money factor as a cause behind the incident.

“The case could be related to Mijar’s profession,” he said.

Police are investigating if the grenade was stolen from NA.

Earlier, police had suspected that the bomb could have been placed by the cadres of outlawed Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal.



Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Symbolic violence
Weapons Improvised explosive device (IED)
Primary Cause Unclear
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Unclear
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Group of civilians (only Target)
Actor 2 - Youth na
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