Incident Reports

Pressure cooker bomb found near polling center in Achham

2022-11-20

Sudurpashchim, Achham, Dhakari, Ward 2

An improvised explosive device (IED) based on pressure cooker was found in Dhakari rural municipality-2 of Achham near Kali Devi Secondary polling center on Sunday morning. A bomb disposal unit of Nepal Army disposed the IED at 7:00 am according to CDO Ramdatta Pandeya of Achham district.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Symbolic violence
Weapons Improvised explosive device (IED)
Primary Cause Contestation regarding implementation and legitimacy of election
Actor 1 - Number of people N
Actor 1 - Affiliations Unclear
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people N
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Group of civilians (only Target)
Actor 2 - Youth na
Election-related cause primary
National/Online Media

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