Rautahat, April 21:

The Tarai Cobra has owned up Sunday night’s blast at the house of Dev Pyag Gupta, the chairperson of the Rautahat Chamber of Commerce and Industries.

“The bomb was exploded on the charge of spying and not providing donation to the party,” district chairperson of TC Aditya told reporters over the phone today.

Three persons — Binod Shah, Rajaram Yadav and Harimohan Agrawal — were injured in the blast and are undergoing treatment at the Gaur hospital. Shah’s condition is reported to be critical. “Search for those involved in the incident is on,” SP Laxman Neupane said.