A bomb disposal squad of Nepal Army has defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted near the voting centre at Jeevanpur Kormayela Danda in Dhading district on Saturday morning.

The then building of Jeevanpur Village Council has been established as the ward office of Dhunibesi Municipality-5 now.

It has been suspected that the bomb was detonated at the voting centre on Friday night.

Locals informed police after they saw a suspicious object at the office building.

Meanwhile, the bomb disposal team defused a bomb planted on the Chisapani road, the road that leads to the Karkale-based voting centre of Jeevanpur and Gajuri, according to Inspector Sanjay Timisina of the Area Police Office, Gajuri.

The bomb disposal squad has defused five bombs this week.