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Suspicious object spotted outside ex-minister Baskota’s house
A bomb disposal squad of the Nepal Army has reached the spot.bookmark
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Published at : December 4, 2022
Updated at : December 4, 2022 10:01
Kathmandu
A suspicious object has been spotted outside the house belonging to CPN-UML politburo member and former Communications Minister Gokul Prasad Baskota on Sunday morning.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Raju Pandey, spokesperson at Bhaktapur Police Range, said the suspicious object was found outside Baskota’s house in Lokanthali, adding that a bomb disposal squad of the Nepal Army has reached the spot.
Baskota was elected to the House of Representatives from Kavre-2 through the recent polls.
Earlier in March 2020, an Improvised explosive device (IED) had gone off at the under-construction house belonging to the former minister.
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