Six civilians including two children were injured as a bomb planted by the Maoists went off at Chhorepatan of Pokhara along the Siddhartha Highway Saturday evening.

Khem Raj Baral, a four year old child and 10 year old Pradip Gurung along with Rudra Bahadur BK, Tara Shahi, Shanti Gurung and Dil Kumari Karki were injured.

BK is undergoing treatment in the Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara, while the others are undergoing treatment in the Phewa City Hospital, Pokhara.

All the injured are reported to be out of danger, hospital sources said.

Meanwhile, a report from Dailekh said a police constable, Nanda Bahadur Pun Magar of Khumel village development committee-8, Rolpa, was killed in an ambush set by Maoists targeting a patrolling van of the joint security forces at the Dullu area of Dailekh district on Friday morning.

The Maoists fled towards a nearby jungle after the act while other members of the security patrol were safe, reports said.

Meanwhile, a report from mid-western city of Dang said Govinda Chaudhari, a Royal Nepalese Army soldier, deployed in the Unified Security Base Camp at Gadhawa killed himself on Saturday afternoon.

The body of Chaudhari, 22, a resident of Gangaparaspur village development committee ward number seven of Chainpur, has been taken to Mahendra Hospital, Ghorahi, for post-mortem.