According to the police, luckily only one of the two grenades hurled at the gathering by some unidentified group exploded. [break]
Two of the injured -Padam Magar, 12, of Khokling-2 and Man Bahadur BK, 45, of ward number 4 of the same VDC - are critical, the police informed.
Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Govinda Prasad Acharya, said that they have launched a manhunt to nab the assailants.
The incident site is just five-hour walking distance from the district headquarters.
Tara Sawa , one of the eyewitness , said that two youths had hurdled the explosives at the gathering from a distance of around 30 meters.
Earlier on Sunday, an unidentified group had distributed leaflets in the area, warning the people not to participate in any polls related activities.
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