GORKHA, Sep 2: Nepali Army has successfully disposed of a suspicious object found atop a pressure cooker on the main road.
The suspicious object was discovered at Kattel Chowk in Gorkha Municipality-8, Gorkha, earlier today. At around 5:30 AM, locals alerted police after seeing the object that bore a resemblance to a pressure cooker bomb along the Gurkha-Abu Khaireni road.
A specialized bomb disposal unit of the Nepali Army had reached the location to assess and neutralize the potentially hazardous item.
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Dinesh Sagar Bhusal, the Chief District Officer of Gorkha, revealed that the contents of the pressure cooker included fragments of glass, black residue from batteries, and a lighter.
Bhusal clarified, "Inside the suspicious item, we found black battery residue, glass fragments, and a lighter. It was not an explosive device itself."
He further explained to Republica, "Someone may have intentionally left it there. It appears to be associated with anti-MCC sentiments, as leaflets were found nearby with the message 'Let's cancel the MCC, let's stop it on September 2.'"
Following the safe disposal of the suspicious object, normalcy has returned to the area, with traffic and daily life resuming. Authorities have initiated an investigation to identify the individuals responsible for placing the items and finding out the motives behind it.
