Cylinder bomb found at NC lawmaker house in Rajbiraj

RAJBIRAJ: A gas cylinder bomb was found at the house of Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Surendra Yadav in Rajbiraj Municiplaity-5 of Saptari district on Monday.

Nitesh Yadav, the son of NC lawmaker, had informed police and local people after finding the cylinder bomb in the backside of the house.

An army team of Krishan Dal Battalion of the district had defused the bomb after one and half hours.

Local people have been terroised after knowing the incident.

Pamphlets of Akhil Tarai Mukti Morcha (ATMM) were also found nearby the explosive.

Meanwhile, ATMM coordinator Jay Krishna Goit in a press statement on Monday claimed responsibility of the incident.