An unidentified group detonated a bomb at the house of Bhim Poudel in Damak-7 on Sunday night. Poudel is the Ward Chairperson of the Damak Municipality Ward Number 7.

Two people including a woman were injured as they were hit by shrapnel due to the explosion. The explosion has caused minor damages to the house which is located some 500 metres to the east of the Area Police Office, Damak.

It was a powerful explosion and it is not known who carried it out, police said.

Those injured in the incident are Semu Rai and Tilochan Pokhrel who had come to visit their relatives at the house next to Poudel's. Both them who have been wounded in the hands and legs are being treated at the Lifeline Hospital in Damak. Rai is a staff at the same hospital.

Police has started an investigation into the case. Meanwhile, the Nepal Communist Party led by Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav) today issued a press release against those playing main role in evicting the landless squatters in the disputed market area in Damak. It had specifically named Ward Chair Poudel and Mayor Romnath Oli. RSS