KATHMANDU, March 11: A large number of socket bombs are found at Odhar of Burkisalla in Sisne Rural Municipality-2 of East Rukum district.
According to Rukum Police, a large number of bombs were found inside a black drum at the edge of the forest. Rukum Police Chief DSP Ganesh Shrestha said that the bomb was disposed by a team of Nepal Army personnel local Narasimha Unit. “Nepal Army have successfully disposed the bombs that were found in the jungle. There must have been about six to seven bombs.”
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He said that the bombs must have been hidden during the Maoist insurgency. According to Rukum police, the bombs were placed inside a bag in the drum while some bombs were found in a shelter outside. A local, who had gone to graze the cattle in the forest at around 5PM on Thursday, found a bomb hidden in the shelter and informed Ward Chairman of Ward No. 2 Jeevan KC.
Police then rushed to the spot immediately and reported this to the local army unit for disposal.
