KATHMANDU: Earlier this morning, the Universal College of Medical Sciences in Bhairahawa, Nepal, safely detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) that was disguised as a pressure cooker bomb. To keep the area secure, the explosive had to be defused by the Kali Bhakti Battalion of the Nepali Army, which is stationed in Bhairahawa.
A gardener on the college grounds found the IED at approximately 10:30 a.m. While pruning a tree, he spotted the strange object and informed the college administration right away. The administration then notified Rupandehi's District Police Office.
The District Police Office's spokesperson, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Suraj Karki, acknowledged that the gadget was rusty. "The device has been defused by the Army's bomb disposal squad. To find out who planted it and when we are looking into it right now," DSP Karki said.
The device was discovered hidden in a bag and had a timer, battery, and a rope-tied handle. The design suggested a conscious effort to produce a hazardous and maybe lethal apparatus. But given its state, it appeared to have been put there at some point.
Police have launched a comprehensive investigation into the event to identify the person or group responsible for planting the IED and to ascertain its intent. Officials are also looking into whether the medical college was the single target.
The potentially dangerous situation was successfully avoided, protecting the students and personnel at the college from any injury, thanks to the prompt actions of the gardener, the college management, and the Nepali Army.
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