Police on Thursday arrested a man for ambushing the vehicle carrying Nepali Congress (NC) candidate for parliamentary election from Udayapur Constituency-2, Narayan Bahadur Karki, at Danuwarbensi, Udayapurgadhi Rural Municipality-6, on Wednesday.

The arrestee has been identified as Bal Bahadur Magar of Shahikhola, Triyuga Municipality-7.

Police have also confiscated a bike used by him, Chief at the District Police Office, Udayapur, Nawaraj Bhatta, said.

Police said that they are searching for other persons involved in planting the Improvised Explosive Device (IED).

Seven people, including Karki were injured in the incident.

All the injured have been airlifted to the Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) for treatment.

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