Police have taken the property under control to prevent possible damage from the bombs. [break]
Inspector Ek Narayan Koirala of District Police Office said Shrestha´s grandson detected the first socket bomb at 1 pm Tuesday while he was cutting grass. Soon, two more bombs were detected and the family informed the police.
Two more bombs were found at 4 pm. Police also found a plastic sack in the area and suspect it could contain more bombs. All the bombs that were found are rusty.
Inspector Koirala said the bombs may have been left there during the Maoist insurgency.
The VDC that borders Dolakha district was a shelter for Maoist insurgents in the past. Police have sought army´s help to dispose of the bombs.
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