Kathmandu, July 20

Head Constable Durga Bahadur Rana, who had averted explosion at a polling centre in Dang by risking his life, has been promoted to the post of assistant sub-inspector.

Nepal Police Spokesperson SSP Sarbendra Khanal said Rana was promoted in accordance with the ‘special provisions relating to promotion’ stipulated in Rule 39 of Police Regulation, 2014. The rule states that inspector general of police may promote any police employee, who delivers an excellent performance, to one level higher non-gazetted post on the recommendation of Policy Formulation Committee.

Earlier, Minister for Home Affairs Janardan Sharma had hinted that Rana would be promoted for his bravery. Rana had picked up and thrown the bomb to a safer place soon after an unidentified person hurled it at a polling station when voters were queuing to cast their vote in Tulsipur Sub-metropolitan City of Dang.

Posted in Metropolitan Police Garrison Battalion, Samakhusi, Rana was deputed to Dang during the second phase of civic polls. The bomb he hurled into a pit went off within a few seconds, causing no loss and saving hundreds of people.

Voting remained unaffected even after the incident. The bomb was hurled to disrupt the polls, but there was no loss of lives and property due to the alertness of the cop.

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