Kathmandu, May 14
A socket bomb was found on the roadside along Araniko Highway in Gaththaghar of Bhaktapur on Sunday morning as 34 districts of Nepal began voting for local level elections.
A Nepal Army troop defused the improvised explosive devise.
Meanwhile, similar explosive was found at the yard of the house of CPN-UML mayoral candidate in Madhyapur Thimi Municipality, Madan Sundar Shrestha.
The bomb was wrapped in a black bag with a “danger” sign. The bomb was also defused by an NA team.
Police are yet to identify who planted the IEDs.
