A socket bomb that was found near the Peace Zone Boarding School based in Rajbiraj Municipality-9 on Tuesday has been defused.

A Nepal Army ( NA) team from Rajbiraj-based Krishna Battalion, the District Police Office, Saptari and the Armed Police Force worked together to dispose of the bomb that was wrapped by plastic and thrown onto the pile of garbage.

Pamphlets bearing the name of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha Revolutionary led by Jaykrishna Goit were also found at the site, DPO Saptari's Superintendent of Police Diwesh Lohani said. RSS