Militants behind the Sarpang blast identified

October 15: The militants involved in the recent bomb blast in Gaden village under Umling Geog in Sarpang have now been identified.

A news release from the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) says Nirpa Raj Rai and Bhim Raj Subedi, two militants from the Beldangi camp in Jhapa, Nepal, were involved in the blast.

They were assisted by Rajeev Boro, a National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant from Rangijhora village under Bogaigaon district in Assam.

Two RBA soldiers were injured in the bomb blast which occurred on October 12 in a RBA bunker. After planting the explosive device, the militants also took away two rifles.

The Royal Bhutan Police at Gelephu have requested the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the Assam police to apprehend the militants.

From BBS

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