Police have started searching for a bomb in Sundarharaicha Municipality-7, Gothgaun, Morang, along the East-West Highway after receiving information. The search began on Thursday morning.
According to Morang Police spokesperson DSP Bed Prakash Joshi, a technical team from the Nepali Army is also involved in the search.
The District Administration Office in Morang received a report that a bomb, placed during the conflict period, might be buried near the Malti Bridge in Sundarharaicha-7. The concern arose that the bomb could explode during excavation work for highway expansion.
“We deployed a team after receiving information about a bomb placed during the conflict period,” said DSP Joshi. “The Nepali Army’s technical team and the police are searching the suspected area.”