Kathmandu, Jan 17: A policeman was killed and another civilian injured in separate bomb explosions triggered by Maoist rebels in Nepal. The police post at Tikhedewal in Lalitpur district, six km east of here, was destroyed when a group of Maoists exploded a bomb at the building, government-run daily `The Rising Nepal` reported.

After the explosion, the Maoists also shot dead assistant sub-inspector Ruryanarayan Mahaseth, firing six rounds of bullets on him, it said. In another incident, a person riding on a motorbike was critically injured when a bomb left behind by suspected Maoists exploded near Patan Hospital in Lalitpur. He was admitted to hospital.

Meanwhile, Nepal police has constituted a human rights cell to look after grievances regarding violation of human rights by police personnel during the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the country. The seven-member cell is headed by deputy inspector general of police Amar Singh Shah, a press release by police headquarters said.

Bureau Report