Two held for blast
BIRATNAGAR: Morang police on Monday made public two persons arrested on the charge of bombing Indian Embassy’s contact office in Biratnagar six days ago.
The arrested have been identified as Uday Rai, 42, and Bhim Limbu, 24 of Netra Bikram Chand-led Nepal Communist party. Rai is Morang district secretary of the CNP.
Rai and Limbu are accused of exploding an improvised explosive device at the embassy’s contact office. DSP, Bishnu Hari Koirala, said that they were also found involved in smashing windowpanes of a house.
They were arrested from Biratnagar metropolis. The accused have been remanded to custody and investigation has been launched, said Morang police Chief Arun Kumar BC. “A manhunt to nab others involved in the blast is on,” police said.